How to Think About the Great Ideas - Couverture souple

Adler, Mortimer

 
9780812694123: How to Think About the Great Ideas
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ISBN 10 : 0812694120 ISBN 13 : 9780812694123
Editeur : Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Time 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?", "How do we decide the right thing to do?", and, "What does it mean to be good?" Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Western literature, history, and philosophy, the author considers what is meant by democracy, law, emotion, language, truth, and other abstract concepts in light of more than two millennia of Western civilization and discourse. Adler's essays offer a remarkable and contemplative distillation of the Great Ideas of Western Thought.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Time 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?'', ''How do we decide the right thing to do?'', and, ''What does it mean to be good?'' Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Western literature, history, and philosophy, the author considers what is meant by democracy, law, emotion, language, truth, and other abstract concepts in light of more than two millennia of Western civilization and discourse. Adler's essays offer a remarkable and contemplative distillation of the Great Ideas of Western Thought. This editon is in 2 volumes. The Second volume isbn is 9781458720061.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mortimer J. Adler was an American philosopher who lived from 1902 to 2001. He was the author of over sixty books, one of them entitled How to Think about God, and the editor of hundreds of books. He was a major force in promoting the """"Great Books"""" idea as an educational paradigm. He founded the Institute for Philosophical Research, launched the Paidea movement for educational reform, and revolutionized the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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Éditeur
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0812694120
ISBN 13 
9780812694123
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
600
Éditeur
Weismann Max
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781458720061: How to Think About the Great Ideas (Volume 2 of 2): From the Great Books of Western Civilization

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1458720063 ISBN 13 :  9781458720061
Editeur : ReadHowYouWant, 2013
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