#1806

Mentioned in 26 episodes

The Closing of the American Mind

Book • 1987

Author

Allan Bloom

Mentioned by

Thomas Chatterton Williams

Mentioned in 26 episodes

Mentioned by

Sam Harris while discussing the issues facing American society, referencing its prescient observations on societal trends.

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Sam Harris On Consciousness, Meditation, Misinformation, AI, & What Ails The Modern World

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Douglas Murray when discussing the lack of understanding of a meaningful life.

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376. Truth and Adventure as an Antidote to Suffering | Douglas Murray

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Jonathan Haidt in relation to the title of his book.

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#61 Jonathan Haidt: When Good Intentions Go Bad

Mentioned by Steven Smith , who notes Bloom's lack of political engagement.

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Straussian Summer School

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Thomas Chatterton Williams in relation to his views on the alignment of personal interests and righteous causes.

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When the Right Went Woke

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Glenn Loury during a discussion on free inquiry and the challenges of expressing controversial opinions.

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John McWhorter – Glenn and John Live at Brown University

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Bret Stephens as a book suggesting the end was nigh.

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Has Freedom Failed Us? A Debate

Mentioned by Jose Manuel Silva in the context of the U.S. closing in on itself.

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Why Latin America is Attractive to Global Investors

Mentioned as describing what was DEI in those days.

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Doomscroll 25: Francis Fukuyama

Mentioned by Dexter White when discussing the decline of American intellectual life.

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Episode #218 -- Dexter White and Our Metastasizing Media Cancer

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Alex Priou as a powerful and provocative book addressing important societal issues.

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Alex Priou: A Straussian Generation?

Mentioned by Freddy Gray as a very important book, and by Ben Domenech when discussing his interview with Christopher Rufo.

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How to revive the American mind

Mentioned by Brian Chow in the context of the self-destructive nature of higher education and its impact on liberal arts education.

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Nathan Pinkoski: Actually Existing Postliberalism

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Jennifer Frey as the topic of a spicy conversation with Brad Carson about liberal education.

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Liberal Education on Life Support with guest Jennifer Frey

Recommended by

Jeremy Wayne Tate as a book that captures the loss of education as transmission.

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Jeremy Wayne Tate – On How Classical Education Actually Prepares Us for "Adulting"

Daniel Garner references this book to emphasize colleges throwing away their responsibility of defending a useless space.

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Sweeny vs Bard #63 w. Daniel Gardner of O. G. Rose - Belonging and Process

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Ruby LaRocca in her essay about teenage happiness, referencing his views on the importance of books and structure in education.

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Wisdom from a Teen and a Grandfather—60 Years Apart

Mentioned by the podcast host as a book that discusses Nietzsche's philosophy.

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Q&A Episode #1

Mentioned by Fr. Freddy Richardson in the context of discussing the state of American academic culture and the prevailing emphasis on civility and niceness.

What is Love?

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Anna Salamon as an example of a book that offers alternative perspectives.

Lines of Retreat and Incomplete Maps (with Anna Salamon)

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