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What was Allan's early life like?
Allan Bloom was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1930 to second-generation Jewish parents who were both social workers.
Did he have any siblings?
The couple had a daughter, Lucille, two years earlier.
Where was he educated?
University of Chicago.
Did he go to any other schools?
He subsequently studied under the influential Hegelian philosopher Alexandre Kojeve in Paris.
Who else did he study under?
Raymond Aron, amongst many other philosophers.
Tell me something interesting about bloom?
In the preface to Giants and Dwarfs: Essays, 1960-1990, he stated that his education "began with Freud and ended with Plato".

Question: Did he write the essay?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Allan Bloom write the Giants and Dwarfs: Essays?