Mortimer J. Adler
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Mortimer Jerome Adler was an American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, author, and lay theologian. His philosophical work was situated within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. Adler taug
Adler while presiding over the Center for the Study of The Great Ideas
The Great Books (second edition)
How to Read a Book
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How to Read a Book is a book by the American philosopher Mortimer J. Adler. Originally published in 1940, it was heavily revised for a 1972 edition, co-authored by Adler with editor Charles Van Doren.
Mortimer J. Adler
…taught philosophy to business executives at the institute. Adler sought to present philosophy to a general audience, and several of his works, including How to Read a Book, achieved wide circulation. He also supported the concept of economic democracy and wrote the preface to Louis O. Kelso's 1958 book The Capitalist…
First edition (publ. Simon & Schuster)