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1	Closing of the American Mind more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist In this widely acclaimed number-one national bestseller, one of America's most distinguished political philosophers argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Republic of Plato: Second Edition more books like this by Plato, Allan Bloom (Editor) add to wishlist In Plato?s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from $3.90! new only from $7.88! \| SVS
3	The Republic of Plato (1898) more books like this by Plato add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: d. Finally Plato holds that the music and gymnastic selected for elementary education must be determined by the absolute truth and beauty which philosophy reveals in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.62! \| first editions
4	Love and Friendship more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist The author of the national bestseller The Closing of the American Mind offers a provocative indictment of the devaluing of love and intimacy in today's culture. Allan Bloom explores the language of love from the Bible to Freud, shedding penetrating light on the true nature of our most basic human connections. "(A) rich mine of a book".--New York ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Giants and Dwarfs: Essays 1960-1990 more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist A collection of essays on teachers, books and education, from the author of "The Closing of the American Mind". In this book, current liberal theories of justice are criticized, the shortcomings of the modern university are analyzed and the works of Shakespeare, Swift and Plato are examined. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.17! \| first editions
6	The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students more books like this by Allan Bloom (Read by) add to wishlist This critique about the intellectual and moral confusions of our age promotes the view that young people, lacking an understanding of the past and a vision of the future, live in an impoverished present. The author claims that universities no longer provide the knowledge of the great tradition of philosophy and literature that made students aware ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $29.90! \| SVS
7	Shakespeare's politics more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist Taking the classical view that the political shapes man's consciousness, Allan Bloom considers Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist. He aims to recover Shakespeare's ideas and beliefs and to make his work once again a recognized source for the serious study of moral and political problems. In essays looking at Julius Caesar, ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $16.75! \| SVS
8	Plato's Symposium: A Translation by Seth Benardete with Commentaries by Allan Bloom and Seth Benardete more books like this by Plato, Seth Benardete (Commentaries by), Allan Bloom (Commentaries by) add to wishlist Plato's "Symposium" - translated here, and with a commentary - is arguably one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written. It recounts a drinking party following an evening meal, where the guests include Aristophanes, Alcibiades and Socrates. The revellers discuss a variety of topics. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $11.93! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Shakespeare on Love and Friendship more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist "No-one can make us love love as much as Shakespeare, and no-one can make us despair of it as effectively as he does". William Shakespeare is the only classical author to remain widely popular - not only in America but throughout the world - and Allan Bloom argues that this is because no other writer holds up a truer mirror to human nature. Unlike ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $11.93! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Closing Amercn Min more books like this by Allan Bloom, Saul Bellow (Introduction by) add to wishlist A powerful critique, by a distinguished political philosopher, of the intellectual and moral confusions of our age, showing how American democracy has unwittingly played host to vulgarized Continental ideas of nihilism and despair, or relativism disguised as tolerance. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Republic more books like this by Allan Bloom (Translator), Plato add to wishlist In Plato?s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Politics and the Arts: Letter to M. D'Alembert on the Theatre more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau, Allan Bloom (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.91! new only from $11.57! \| first editions \| SVS
13	The Tales of Poe more books like this by Professor Harold Bloom (Editor), Edgar Allan Poe (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of critical essays on Poe's tales of horror arranged in chronological order of publication. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.08! \| first editions
14 view cover	Confronting Constitution more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist With the communist nations a shambles everywhere, the American constitution may appear to have weathered its greatest challenge. Yet notions hostile to its principles pose no less serious threats. Ways of thinking that spring from the social sciences, for example, launch a direct assault on US traditions. This book addresses the question, can the ... see all copies from $2.32! first editions
15	Confronting the Constitution: The Challenge to Locke, Montesquieu, Jefferson, and The........... more books like this by Allan Bloom (Editor) add to wishlist The 17 essays in this volume examine first the precepts of the Founding Fathers and their mentors. Then the most significant preconstitutional ideas are outlined, together with analyses of how they harmonize with the Constitution and how they undermine it. see all copies from $5.35! first editions
16	The Republic of Plato more books like this by Allan Bloom add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! first editions
17	Gigantes y Enanos by Allan Bloom add to wishlist see all copies from $29.35! new only from $29.35!
18 view cover	Xenophons Socratic Discourse more books like this by Leo Strauss, Allan Bloom (Editor), Professor Carnes Lord (Translator) add to wishlist Xenophon's only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman's estate. It is generally acknowledged to be the oldest surviving work devoted to "economics", and it constitutes the classic statement of "economic" ... see all copies from $399.99! new only from $399.99!
19	Political Philosophy and the Human Soul: Essays in Memory of Allan Bloom more books like this by Palmer Michael L, Allan David Bloom add to wishlist 53.00 see all copies from $512.63! new only from $512.63!
20	The naked spur. by Allan Ullman, Rolfe Bloom add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! first editions
21	La Cité Et Son Ombre by Bloom Allan add to wishlist see all copies from $68.28! new only from $68.28!

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