#mortimer adler

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

What do you think about the philosopher Mortimer Adler and his book "How to Read Books"? Have you tried reading books the way he advises you to do it?

I have 0 familiarity with this dude but I'm a contrary person who doesn't like being told what to do or think so I'm dubious from the outset of being told "How to Read Books".

[aboutanancientenquiry]

Great Books of the West: Herodotus - Inspectional Overview/Review of The Histories/Investigations (with Dr. Alexander Arguelles)

In this video, I provide a synopsis of all nine books of The Histories or Investigations of Herodotus of Halicarnassus.  Herodotus is a core component of the University of Chicago / Encyclopedia Britannica collection of the Great Books of the Western World, of which Mortimer Adler was the chief editor.  Adler was also the author of How to Read a Book, which outlines strategies for how to read challenging works that are meant to instruct the mind and not just to entertain or inform.  Among his principles is the idea of "inspectional" reading, which involves getting a solid overview of a book's contents, then reading and discussing it slowly and systematically a first time.  It is my hope that this video can serve to help those who have read it already to review and revise it from time to time, as well as encourage others to embark upon this project of continuing lifelong learning.  

Source: the youtube channel of Dr. Arguelles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpsSM2PWBOI )

[waiting-eyez]

We love even when our love is not requited.

(Mortimer Adler)

[chaoticenemyreview]

“Television, radio, and all the sources of amusement and information that surround us in our daily lives are also artificial props. They can give us the impression that our minds are active, because we are required to react to stimuli from the outside. But the power of those external stimuli to keep us going is limited. They are like drugs. We grow used to them, and we continuously need more and more of them. Eventually, they have little or no effect. Then, if we lack resources within ourselves, we cease to grow intellectually, morally, and spiritually. And we we cease to grow, we begin to die.” ― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Mortimer J Adler

[jgerardinc]

Love without conversation is impossible.

Mortimer Adler

[academia-cafe]

“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”

― Mortimer J. Adler

[nosferdoc]

Do Angels Exist? Are Human Beings Angelic? Mortimer Adler and William F. Buckley Jr. discuss the existence of spiritual substance.

[macrolit]

If your friend wishes to read your 'Plutarch's Lives,' 'Shakespeare,' or 'The Federalist Papers,' tell him gently but firmly to buy a copy. You will lend him your car or your coat - but your books are as much a part of you as your head or your heart.

Mortimer J. Adler, philosopher (b. 28 December 1902)