The Closing of the American Mind : Paperback : Simon & Schuster : 9781451683202 : 1451683200 : 03 Apr 2012 : The brilliant, controversial, bestselling critique of American culture that &;hits with the approximate force and effect of electroshock therapy&; (The New York Times)&;now featuring a new afterword by Andrew Ferguson in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition. THE BRILLIANT AND CONTROVERSIAL CRITIQUE OF AMERICAN CULTURE WITH NEARLY A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT  In 1987, eminent political philosopher Allan Bloom published The Closing of the American Mind, an appraisal of contemporary America that &;hits...