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STRATEGY

The Closing of the American Mind

By Allan Bloom · 404 pages

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Bloom's 1987 argument that American universities abandoned the pursuit of truth and the Western intellectual tradition, producing graduates incapable of serious moral reasoning. A provocative challenge for any officer who aspires to think clearly about values, duty, and what an education is actually for.

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Reading category: STRATEGY

A shelf for competition, campaigns, institutions, and the mental models that help leaders connect tactical decisions to strategic outcomes.

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