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Platonism and Positivism in Psychology
Mortimer Jerome AdlerToday they are in less agreement than ever. In this classic text, originally published as What Man Has Made of Man, Mortimer J. Adler goes to the root of the problem.
Art, the Arts, and the Great Ideas
Mortimer Jerome AdlerContinuing his exploration of the substance of a basic education, Mortimer J. Adler examines the inherent values of various art forms and considers their significance within a well-rounded curriculum.
Platonism and Positivism in Psychology
Mortimer Jerome AdlerToday they are in less agreement than ever. In this classic text, originally published as "What Man Has Made of Man, "Mortimer J. Adler goes to the root of the problem.
How to Prove There Is a God: Mortimer J. Adler's Writings ...
Mortimer AdlerThe book includes a transcript of one of Adler’s appearances on William Buckley’s Firing Line, Adler’s revealing interview with Edward Wakin, the exchange of views on natural theology between Adler and Owen Gingerich, and John ...
The Time of Our Lives: The Ethics of Common Sense
Mortimer Jerome AdlerIs it possible to have a good life in our time? And finally, does a good life consist of having a good time? Are happiness and a good lifeinterchangeable? These are the questions that Mortimer Adler addresses himself to.
How to Think about the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of ...
Mortimer J. AdlerTime magazine called Mortimer J. Adler a ''philosopher for everyman.'' In this guide to considering the big questions, Adler addresses the topics all men and women ponder in the course of life, such as ''What is love?
Angels and Us
Mortimer Jerome AdlerDr. Adler takes an engaging look at the various images and hierarchies of angels ( including guardian angels), speculating on the existence of these creatures and the ways in which they have been viewed as objects of religious belief and ...
Aristotle for Everybody
Mortimer J. AdlerAristotle (384 - 322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical works, to every philosopher since, from Marcus Aurelius, to Thomas Aquinas, to Mortimer J. Adler.
Dialectic
Mortimer Jerome AdlerFirst published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
How to Think About Peace
Mortimer Jerome AdlerThis book engages in a timeless project not contingenton current events, but cumulated from a continuing history of the battle between war and peace.
The Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought
Mortimer Jerome AdlerPresenting major points of view on nearly three thousand intellectual questions that have been discussed for thousands of years, a distinguished scholar includes an introduction explaining why twentieth-century accomplishments are best ...
Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind
Mortimer Jerome AdlerA founder of the "great books" movement addresses the controversy concerning what should be required study in schools and suggests a humanistic course of study that is accessible to all
Intellect: mind over matter
Mortimer Jerome AdlerThe author examines the nature of the human intellect, its link to artificial and alien intelligence, the role of language in terms of mind and meaning, and the uses and abuses of intellect
How to Think About God
Mortimer J. AdlerDr. Adler, in his discussion, extends and modernizes the argument for the existence of God developed by Aristotle and Aquinas.
The Common Sense of Politics
Mortimer Jerome AdlerThe first edition of The Common Sense of Politics described itself as a just in time tonic for those of us who have given up on common sense as well as on politics and can no longer see the connection between the two.One has only to scan ...
The Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes
Mortimer J. AdlerIn this classic work, Adler explores how man differs from all other things in the universe, bringing to bear both philosophical insight and informed scientific hypotheses concerning the biological and behavioral characteristics of mainkind.
John Dewey and Mortimer Adler on Curriculum, Teaching, and ...
PreviewA Christian Evaluation of John Dewey's Views on Curriculum 170 A Christian Evaluation of John Dewey's Views on Teaching 174 A Christian Evaluation of Mortimer Adler's Views on the Purpose of Schooling 182 A Christian Evaluation of ...
How to Read a Book
Mortimer J. AdlerAnalyzes the art of reading and suggests ways to approach literary works
Dialectic
Mortimer J. AdlerFirst published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Delphi Complete Works of Jerome K. Jerome (Illustrated):
Jerome K. JeromeJEROME K: JEROME: HIS LIFE AND WORKS by Alfred Moss CONTENTS INTRODUCTION by Coulson Kernahan PREFACE CHAPTER I. PARENTAGE CHAPTER II. CHILDHOOD CHAPTER III. SCHOOL DAYS CHAPTERIV. FACINGLIFE ...
The Angel and the Author and Others
Jerome K. JeromeThis early work by Jerome K. Jerome was originally published in 1904 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
Told After Supper
Jerome K. JeromeThis early work by Jerome K. Jerome was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
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