A model for the ideal state includes discussion of the nature and application of justice, the role of the philosopher in society, the goals of education, and the effects of art upon character.
Allan Bloom Books
September 14, 1930 – October 7, 1992
Allan Bloom was an American philosopher and essayist, celebrated for his advocacy of "Great Books" education. He gained renown for his critique of contemporary American higher education, articulating his views in his bestselling book.
The Closing of the American Mind
How Higher Education Has Failes Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Taday's Students
Foreword Students The clean slate Books Music Relationships Nihilism, American style The German connection Two revolutions & two states of nature The self Creativity Culture Values The Nietzcheanization of the left or vice versa Our ignorance The university From Socrates Apology to Heidegger's Rektoratsrede The Sixties The student & the university Index
Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In addition to the corrected text itself there is also a rich and valuable essay—as well as indexes—which will better enable the reader to approach the heart of Plato's intention.