Allan Bloom Quote

The essence of philosophy is the abandonment of all authority in favor of individual human reason.


The Closing of the American Mind (1987)


The essence of philosophy is the abandonment of all authority in favor of individual human reason.

The essence of philosophy is the abandonment of all authority in favor of individual human reason.

The essence of philosophy is the abandonment of all authority in favor of individual human reason.

The essence of philosophy is the abandonment of all authority in favor of individual human reason.