Quote by: Allan Bloom

True openness is the accompaniment of the desire to know, hence of the awareness of ignorance. To deny the possibility of knowing good and bad is to suppress true openness.


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Author Bio


  • NameAllan Bloom
  • DescriptionAmerican philosopher, classicist, and academician
  • AliasesAllan David Bloom
  • BornSeptember 14, 1930
  • DiedOctober 7, 1992
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitical Scientist; Philosopher
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Humanities Medal