Education in our times must try to find whatever there is in students that might yearn for completion, and to reconstruct the learning that would enable them autonomously to seek that completion. Allan Bloom autonomouslycompletioneducation Change image and share on social
Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired by it or seriously critical of it. Allan Bloom arrivecriticalcynical Change image and share on social
The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers, not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration. Allan Bloom answerconsiderationeasy Change image and share on social
Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice. Allan Bloom badforminstrument Change image and share on social
Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine. Allan Bloom aspirationchildcompetence Change image and share on social
There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it through speech. Allan Bloom actexistencemagic Change image and share on social
We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizations once flourished. The shepherds play with the fragments that pop up to the surface, having no notion of the beautiful structures of which they were once a part. Allan Bloom beautifulcivilizationflourish share on social
Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds and thoughts. Allan Bloom authenticdeedform Change image and share on social
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency - the belief that the here and now is all there is. Allan Bloom beliefbookenfeeble Change image and share on social
The spirit is at home, if not entirely satisfied, in America. Allan Bloom americahomesatisfy Change image and share on social