Quote by Allan Bloom on Historicism and Cultural Relativism

„Historicism and cultural relativism actually are a means to avoid testing our own prejudices and asking, for example, whether men are really equal or whether that opinion is merely a democratic prejudice.“

Dr. Alan BloomAllan Bloom critiques historicism and cultural relativism as means to avoid questioning one’s own prejudices.
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Dr. Alan Bloom was a respected cultural scholar who specialized in the significance of art and culture for children.

This quote by Allan Bloom addresses the critical examination of prejudices through historicism and cultural relativism.


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