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How to Read a Book
Av Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
Häftad, 2008
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147 kr
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With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and …
Paideia Proposal
Häftad, 1998
163 kr
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The Paideia Proposal is a system of liberal education intended for all children. It was a response to what Adler characterized as the United States' antidemocratic or undemocratic educational system, a holdover from the 19th century, when the understanding of basic human rights fell short of 20th …
How to Read a Book
The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Av Charles Van Doren, Mortimer J. Adler
Inbunden, 2014
439 kr
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The best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material. A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” —Farheed Zakaria Originally published in …
Ten Philosophical Mistakes
Häftad, 1997
154 kr
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Ten Philosophical Mistakes examines ten errors in modern thought and shows how they have led to serious consequences in our everyday lives. It teaches how they came about, how to avoid them, and how to counter their negative effects.
Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes
Häftad, 1993
472 kr
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In 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. Rapid advances in science and technology and the abstract …
Dialectic
Häftad, 2010
907 kr
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First published in 2000. This is Volume I of eight in the International Library of Philosophy looking at the area pf philosophy of Mind an Language. Written in 1927, Dialectic is a convenient technical name for the kind of thinking which takes place when human beings enter into dispute, or when …
Paideia Program
Häftad, 1984
184 kr
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The Paideia Program is based on the belief that the human species is defined by its capacity and desire for learning. The program itself argues for a public education that is at once more rigorous and more accessible.
How to Think About God
A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan
Häftad, 1991
166 kr
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Dr. Adler, in his discussion, extends and modernizes the argument for the existence of God developed by Aristotle and Aquinas. Without relying on faith, mysticism, or science (none of which, according to Dr. Adler, can prove or disprove the existence of God), he uses a rationalist argument to lead …
Angels and Us
Häftad, 1993
166 kr
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Mortimer Adler has always been ahead of his time. In 1982, before the current revival of interest in angels, Dr. Adler published "The Angels and Us", an engaging look at the various images and hierarchies of angels (including guardian angels). Dr. Adler, the bestselling author of "Ten Philosophical …
Truth in Religion
Häftad, 1992
142 kr
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Continuing his exploration of the philosophical questions and doubts plaguing civilization today, Dr. Mortimer J. Adler explores where the truth lies in religion and the effects of diversity among religions.Truth in Religion is the product of Dr. Mortimer J. Adler’s search for a resolution to the …
Dialectic
Inbunden, 2000
3055 kr
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First published in 2000. This is Volume I of eight in the International Library of Philosophy looking at the area pf philosophy of Mind an Language. Written in 1927, Dialectic is a convenient technical name for the kind of thinking which takes place when human beings enter into dispute, or when …
Adler's Philosophical Dictionary
125 Key Terms for the Philosopher's Lexicon
Av Mortimer J. Adler, Betsy Radin
Häftad, 1997
171 kr
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Stimulating, engaging, and organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format, Adler's Philosophical Dictionary is an ideal introduction to the history of the great ideas.The terms and concepts that have simulated thinkers from Aristotle onward come to life in the latest work by the man TIME magazine has …
Six Great Ideas
Häftad, 1997
177 kr
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Each summer, Mortimer J. Adler conducts a seminar at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. At the 1981 seminar, leaders from the worlds of business, literature, education, and the arts joined him in an in-depth consideration of the six great ideas that are the subject of this book: Truth, Goodness, and …
Aristotle for Everybody
Häftad, 1997
249 kr
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Aristotle (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. Now Adler instructs the world in the "uncommon common sense" of Aristotelian logic, presenting …
Some Questions About Language
A Theory of Human Discourse and Its Objects
Häftad, 1999
311 kr
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How do meaningless marks and sounds become the meaningful words of a natural language? What is the meaning of words that do not have referential significance? Can ordinary language really do what it appears to do, or is this an illusion? In this work, Dr Adler argues that these fundamental …
Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes
Inbunden, 1993
1317 kr
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In 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. Rapid advances in science and technology and the abstract …
How to Think About War and Peace
Häftad, 1995
467 kr
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Mortimer Adler writes in his introduction: "In thinking about war and peace, as in thinking about other basic practical problems, the man who brings general ideas and principles to bear upon particular problems and formulations has a unique advantage. He can make effective contact with the concrete …
Common Sense of Politics
Häftad, 1996
472 kr
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The 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 pages of this 1996 edition to recognize that this book …
Time of Our Lives
The Ethics of Common Sense
Häftad, 1996
472 kr
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Is it a good time to be alive? Is ours a good society to be alive in? Is 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 life" interchangeable? These are the questions that Mortimer Adler addresses himself to. The …
Dialectic
E-bok, 2015
1074 kr
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First published in 2000. This is Volume I of eight in the International Library of Philosophy looking at the area pf philosophy of Mind an Language. Written in 1927, Dialectic is a convenient technical name for the kind of thinking which takes place when human beings enter into dispute, or when …
Dialectic
E-bok, 2015
1074 kr
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First published in 2000. This is Volume I of eight in the International Library of Philosophy looking at the area pf philosophy of Mind an Language. Written in 1927, Dialectic is a convenient technical name for the kind of thinking which takes place when human beings enter into dispute, or when …
How to Speak How to Listen
E-bok, 1997
196 kr
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From the author of the bestselling How to Read a Book comes a comprehensive and practical guide for learning how to speak and listen more effectively. With over half a million copies in print of his “living classic” How to Read a Book in print, intellectual, philosopher, and academic Mortimer J. …
Paideia Proposal
E-bok, 1998
173 kr
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The Paideia Proposal is a system of liberal education intended for all children. It was a response to what Adler characterized as the United States'' antidemocratic or undemocratic educational system, a holdover from the 19th century, when the understanding of basic human rights fell short of 20th …
Aristotle for Everybody
E-bok, 1997
199 kr
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Adler instructs the world in the "uncommon common sense" of Aristotelian logic, presenting Aristotle''s understandings in a current, delightfully lucid way. Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical works, to every philosopher since, from …
Six Great Ideas
E-bok, 1997
169 kr
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This enlightening study is the result of group discussions at Dr. Adler''s annual seminar in Aspen, Colorado, and conversations between Dr. Adler and Bill moyers filmed for public television. Each summer, Mortimer J. Adler conducts a seminar at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. At the 1981 seminar, …
Ten Philosophical Mistakes
E-bok, 1997
159 kr
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An illuminating critique of modern thought from America''s "Philosopher for Everyman" ( Time ). Ten Philosophical Mistakes examines ten errors in modern thought and shows how they have led to serious consequences in our everyday lives. It teaches how they came about, how to avoid them, and how to …
How to Think About God
E-bok, 2008
173 kr
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Dr. Adler, in his discussion, extends and modernizes the argument for the existence of God developed by Aristotle and Aquinas. Without relying on faith, mysticism, or science (none of which, according to Dr. Adler, can prove or disprove the existence of God), he uses a rationalist argument to lead …
