Allan Bloom
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American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 September 1930
- Died
- 7 October 1992
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Dildulah shel ha-ruaḥ be-Ameriḳah
- Confronting the Constitution
- Shakespeare's Politics
- The Closing of the American Mind
- The Republic of Plato
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1955-05-23
folk
Discography
- Luka Bloom1988
- Riverside1990
- The Acoustic Motorbike1992
- Turf1994
- Salty Heaven1999
- Keeper of the Flame2000
- Between the Mountain and the Moon2001
- Before Sleep Comes2003
- Innocence2005
- Innocence2006
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45
- Total plays
- 215
Allan David Bloom (September 14, 1930 – October 7, 1992) was an American philosopher, classicist, and academic. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon and Alexandre Kojève. He subsequently taught at Cornell University, the University of Toronto, Yale University, École Normale Supérieure of Paris, and the University of Chicago. Bloom championed the idea of 'Great Books' education and became famous for his criticism of contemporary American higher education <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Allan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- educator
- Educated at
- University of Chicago
- Employer
- University of Chicago
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Jewish atheism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Student of
- Leo Strauss
- Image
- 19. Internationales Management-Gespräch-Allan Bloom-HSGN 028-00796.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1930-09-14
- date of death
- 1992-10-07
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in kana
- アラン・ブルーム
- different from
- Harold Bloom
- sexual orientation
- male homosexuality
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