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The Closing of the American Mind
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
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- Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Politics & Government
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"With clarity, gravity, and grace, Bloom makes a convincing case for the improbable proposition that reading old books about the permanent questions could help to reestablish reason and restore the soul." (Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard University)
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- Jose
- 01-22-19
BACKGROUND NOISE - YOU ARE NOT GOING CRAZY
I am reviewing this completely from an audible perspective. How on Earth this became the final product for such a great book is astounding. There are background noises. I kept thinking that my blue tooth headphones were picking up conversations from the house next door or something. It's only distracting a little and I would hate for someone not to listen to this great book because of it, but I wanted to share because it's very unsettling and my unwavering belief that audible would never endorse such a copy kept me wondering where the sound was coming from and so I kept getting distracted from the material.
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- Douglas
- 06-29-10
VERY IMPORTANT WORK!
Allen Bloom's THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND is monumentally important, especially in regard to its central assertion that the surface American education's first principle has for some time now been: "To avoid discrimination [particularly in regard to class, culture, race, and religion or lack thereof], one must be indescriminate in all. The one exception, and the thing to be hated, is the man who asserts otherwise." I am always just utterly amazed at how absolutely relativistic (parodox intended) 99% of my college students have become in their judgements (or rather lack of them) regarding lit and art. I push them to extremes. They will proclaim (as though programmed to say so--and Bloom says they are) that Brittney Spears "music" is every bit as good as Mozart's "for the person who hears it that way." I actually ask them if a pile of dog dung on a paper plate is as much art as Michalangelo's David, and you would not believe how many will, without a twitch, say that it is "if someone thinks it is," as though putting forth an opinion in regard to any obvious difference in quality will lead directly to the acceptance of Hitler's race policies--or, at least, they don't want to be viewed as having any "dangerous" opinions, whether or not they really have them. And this is Bloom's brilliant argument--"absolute freedom" (everything is equally good) has supplanted real freedom (the ability to say the truth or even think it). In another class, in which we study different models of morality, many students will assert with an absolute straight face (get ready!) that baby-torturing, if accepted by a given cultural as moral, would be a moral activity to take part in. What can one even say to such things?!--but Bloom saw this type of non-thinking and warned of the extremes to which it could, and would be taken.
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- Gary
- 01-20-06
The Devolution Of The University
A brilliant review of how the modern university came into being. It covers a wide range of philosophers from Aristotle to Nietzsche and examines their profound influence on western thought and the modern university. Bloom makes a sound case for the return to classical education.
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- XanderFarm
- 10-22-15
Lots of food for thought
While I must say that I didn't fully agree with all of the conclusions that the author drew, I loved delving into the ideas he presented and I did agree with much of it. I think that everyone should consider reading this book. I ended up buying a print copy because I want to be able to refer to it again at specific sections and also because at times the sarcasm was hard to follow because of sarcasm. It would have been much better if the narrator had made it clear when he was switching to sarcasm, so I rated the performance a 4.
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- RAC
- 11-17-05
A Must Read!
A must read!
Enlightening, in-depth, comprehensive dissective analysis of the American educational system. Bloom's firsthand account is extremely well-written and this audio version is expertly read. My only complaint is that it ended too soon.
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- Robert
- 04-24-10
Wonderful Book - Typical Boring Narration
Ive read the book several times and find it filled with many important insights for those living in our Constitutional republic. I also have an old recording on cassettes which were narrated by Allan Bloom himself. I was hoping that this would be the same recording, but available in a modern audio format without all the hiss of those old cassette tapes. Unfortunately, someone else narrated the book. He has the typical syrupy but monotonous kind of voice so often found in audio books. There's none of the inflection or passion of the author when he read the book. I find it hard to keep my eyes open when listening to this version. Does the narrator even understand what he's reading, its significance ? This version lulls me to sleep. I better not drive with it on. I doubt I will finish listening to this version. It was quite a disappointment. Even though I don't think I can listen to more than 10 minutes of it, I can't bear to give the book a horrible rating. The content deserves 5 stars. - -
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- Michael
- 09-21-09
The Most Important Book In The World
Bloom's book should be required reading for every American, but especially for college age Americans. This book will change the way you view the world. It will pull the rug out from underneath you and there aren't many books that will do that. Read this book. Then read it again and again until you have one of those "OMG!" moments.
A friend of mine was reading this book for a class and I told her, 'Oh come on that's a bunch of garbage." Later, I read the book, and it has fundamentally shaken my views of liberal education, made me question my allegiance to the Republican party--indeed, to any party, and has opened my mind to the sheer ignorance with which I and most people in America live their lives. This book will make you embrace education like a man who has spent months in a hot desert will embrace water.
READ THIS BOOK NOW!
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- Matt
- 12-15-03
Excellent...Must Listen
This was an excellent listen. Every American should listen to this a couple times. Great understanding of what happened before the "60's revolution" and what drove that cultural revolution.
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- Wayne
- 05-21-16
Philosopher Allan Bloom's muddled philosophy!
I not a fan Allan Bloom's philosophy and I believe he is generally vastly overrated; however, this 1987 book hits upon the issues of the higher education system in the US with startling clarity. The Closing of the American Mind is a worthwhile listen that accurately forecasts the more recent drastic deterioration of US higher education. Narration of the audiobook is barely acceptable.
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- Ryan S.
- 01-02-21
Worth the time
Excellent and spot on. This book some 30 years ago predicted the results we are seeing now in the universities.
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- Mr S Deeley
- 02-21-20
essential reading
Insightful, erudite and is obviously greatly influential on the thinkers of the early 21st century.
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- Andreas H Bartels
- 10-13-17
Wonderful
I’m not one to buy hardcover, but this needs to be on the bookshelf to go back to again and again.
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- Greg Gauthier
- 02-13-17
Allan Bloom is a prophet
I used to see this book as a diagnosis of the past, but if you want to understand the present political and social situation of the west, you'll read this book.
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- W. Stokeley
- 07-15-20
Great content, terrible narration.
Firstly let me say the actual book version of this is probably one of the most highlighted I have on kindle. Alan bloom has a lot to say and unlike his contemporary conservative cohorts he can really express himself, and draws deeply from history and philosophy to make his points. He decries moral relativism and postmodernism that’s have taken over the University and in that analysis he seems largely correct.
However. This is a terrible audiobook. The narration is monotonous, and dry. The only thing going for it was the accurate rendition of French in it. The whole tone of the narrator is one of excoriation, when I’m sure that wasn’t the intent of Bloom.
But more than that, there is a slight, about 2 second, echo on the recording which leads to you rehearing everything the narrator is saying. It is this that made this book pass the point of unbareability for me. I will be returning it.
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- Marita
- 04-23-17
A powerful statement
Would you try another book written by Allan Bloom or narrated by Christopher Hurt?
Maybe. It would depend on the title.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
I found it fascinating to hear a commentator with such a large view explain the impulses and movements that have made a direct contribution to the world in which we live. I didn't make it to the end - it's a long book, and it became just a bit tedious around the middle. I found I kept losing concentration. I might go back to it a bit later.
If this book were a film would you go see it?
I doubt you could make it a film. Maybe a documentary. Yes, I would - it might make it easier to follow - the filmmaker could do all the hard work.
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- JohnA
- 05-30-17
Heavy going at times but important.
Gives a thorough exposition of the decline in Western thought across the Twentieth Century. Essential reading.