"There is one thing a professor can be absolutely certain of: almost every student entering the university believes, or says he believes, that truth is relative"
- Allan Bloom
About this Quote
The quote recommends that many students going into university have the belief that reality is not absolute and can be subjective. This perspective prevails amongst students and is a difficulty for professors who must teach unbiased facts and important thinking.
This quote is written / told by Allan Bloom between September 14, 1930 and October 7, 1992. He was a famous Philosopher from USA.
The author also have 18 other quotes.
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