Giants and Dwarfs: Essays, 1960-1990The author of the acclaimed #1 national bestseller The CLosing of the American Mind offers a collection of provocative essays, explaining why he is neither a conservstive nor an elist; criticizing current liberal theories of justice; analyzing the short-comings of the modern university; and exploring the works of Shakespeare, Swift, Rousseau, and Plato. |
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Western Civ | 13 |
BOOKS | 37 |
Political Philosophy and Poetry | 55 |
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