A. I have a great deal of respect for Professor Bloom's book.

Professor Bloom called this "the suicide of science."

The enemy to Professor Bloom was cultural relativism and the lack of restraint that came with it.

Professor Bloom's book, he said was a reaction to this.

"Like them, I made a mistake," Professor Bloom said in telephone interview yesterday.

Professor Bloom's polemic is tardy, more appropriately addressed to higher education 20 years ago than to the colleges of today.

Professor Bloom has been accused of being an insensitive elitist and anti-democratic.

"If work changes a lot, even if it's simple, employers want people who have proved they can learn," Professor Bloom said.

The problem, Professor Bloom asserts, is the relativity of truth in the academic mind today.

In a brief interview, Professor Bloom said he had been "extremely surprised" to hear of his award.

Professor Bloom takes another phone call, arranges an appointment with a student and chuckles pleasantly as he hangs up.

Professor Bloom called this "the suicide of science."

The enemy to Professor Bloom was cultural relativism and the lack of restraint that came with it.

"Like them, I made a mistake," Professor Bloom said in telephone interview yesterday.

Professor Bloom has taught at Smith College since 1970.

Professor Bloom holds that these questions, as they are implicit in the "Great Books," should form the basis of the liberal arts.

Professor Bloom has been accused of being an insensitive elitist and anti-democratic.

"If work changes a lot, even if it's simple, employers want people who have proved they can learn," Professor Bloom said.

The problem, Professor Bloom asserts, is the relativity of truth in the academic mind today.

In a brief interview, Professor Bloom said he had been "extremely surprised" to hear of his award.