The Openness That Closes: Allan Bloom and the Contemporary University.

Orwin, Clifford; Forbes, H. D.

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Openness That Closes: Allan Bloom and the Contemporary University.

Orwin, Clifford; Forbes, H. D.

Interchange, v22 n1-2 p115-25 1991

Discusses the contemporary university in Canada, focusing on Allan Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind" which analyzes problems in today's education. The paper calls Bloom's book an unrivaled diagnosis of the impasse of the university, and it examines Bloom's relativistic principles. (SM)

Descriptors: Book Reviews, Core Curriculum, Excellence in Education, Foreign Countries, General Education, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Liberal Arts, Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Book/Product Reviews

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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