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    nis material may be 3° protactes Copyngntiaw Tite 17 US Gea Book Review Allan Bloom: The Closing of the American Mind" Em Brann Here isa book which eompes the question whether we should be gad af is exisence, My answer is that we shoul he thrice glad ial once hat was writen, and gad thal, having been produced, Band uch favor withthe public, The bulk of this review will address eet thereervations which prompt te question in the fst instance ‘tine two reasons for rejoiing ints suecess~it is atthe date ofthis etter Brat place on the best-sllerlist—one is somewhat sly and Recher quite straightforward. First, Me. Bloom's book the jerem aot tberat eucaton; but a Jeremiah eagerly heard a prophet honored aera era Tands ita prophet more than half refted. As fr the plain ‘ieture ts simply thatthe hook wil do some concrete god ime go evidencl in small incremental improvements: the ccarofs tuandtion hetea modest pogram there. Mr. Bloor himself Fae oetstons abut a great systemic reprise ofiberal education (380) ‘Re Mhgetion ofthe practical impossibility thatthe requsitecoliesion aeaaertt come back isi the concurrent success of ED. Hirsch's Bae Gutual Literacy. in which i advocated a return to what used ree cited "yenera information” (now define deseripively a 2: iqunnance witha ist of some 3800 terms) while the om ‘va teann sa Taor at St obs Clee, Anaps:Shs he ator of Po eer embic (Uae of hcg 197). Ton ree as wren hays to THE ST_JOHN'S REVIEW Soy Bally offert0 be sre with many cauionary conotons ‘ancl the reading of Grea Books (348) disavowed im Hischs reac. In wu, the thought of ur whole vast exablishem sueny Svea ital fering somehow apaling. ike te ae ot Sonnet i68 hes fine npe cheese, The aco eae eens tome snow and ofthe esence Communes of ial earning". ie smal size and spntancousbennngs the unanimity wick c Shs a ait them Resores oppressive and mechan ca ges magne snd cena, mandted Infact stage tome that Mr Bloom fied on he univers vith ie fe arn hs se mow Srey rhe thos or smal topes ae hs more ike ome Te tof the modern unity has propety een ma nom dle ection a pre conseraton ba in cmt Feesrch Sn rita reakthoughs And Twi pt my experience ins score atrmore or less obscure ite schools fant hisamong a then snes se nth plies dent ol ea expo and iogings,toksae read with receptive mance an lige et de ‘asetothe sso ofthe sated Smal plas aes eral ees Soa oir andthe yt ves th seks With spect othe effective afence he Bok migh exer (as spose the passing waves superimpose on the Fed ean nom. thet sameting tobe regret in Mr. Blooms policy of isi mel gina ies ofa ee Sex fas ea fem elated leanings He Speake eles Of tach and a aloft nal fai estan he sot feewonee Mi iy mvc ne mt eon to eete bea of etarian ssciatony aM. hy suppressing he ames of Ms ales an predecessors. 10 win he right of Kexping the rg oF Rk Coser anonymous. Comet ths ae tat manages to prec stan Ameen city Notes he pce tht pera ea

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