Mortimer Adler
Mortimer Jerome Adler (28. joulukuuta 1902 – 28. kesäkuuta 2001) oli yhdysvaltalainen aristoteelinen filosofi ja kirjailija. Hän työskenteli filosofian popularisoimiseksi.
| Mortimer Adler | |
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| Henkilötiedot | |
| Syntynyt | 28. joulukuuta 1902 New York City, New York, Yhdysvallat |
| Kuollut | 28. kesäkuuta 2001 (98 vuotta) San Mateo, Kalifornia, Yhdysvallat |
| Koulutus ja ura | |
| Koulukunta |
aristotelismi, tomismi |
| Vaikutusalueet | filosofinen teologia, metafysiikka, etiikka |
Adler oli kotoisin New Yorkista. Hän opiskeli Columbian yliopistossa ja työskenteli Chicagon yliopistossa. Chicagossa hän perusti yhdessä Robert Hutchinsin kanssa Great Books of the Western World -ohjelman ja Great Books Foundationin, sekä Max Weismannin kanssa The Center for the Study of The Great Ideas -keskuksen. Adler perusti myös Institute for Philosophical Researchin vuonna 1952, toimi Encyclopædia Britannican toimittajana vuodesta 1949 sekä johti sen toimitustyötä vuodesta 1974.
Teoksia
- Dialectic (1927)
- The Nature of Judicial Proof: An Inquiry into the Logical, Legal, and Empirical Aspects of the Law of Evidence (yhdessä Jerome Michaelin kanssa) (1931)
- Diagrammatics (yhdessä Maude Phelps Hutchinsin kanssa) (1932)
- Crime, Law and Social Science (yhdessä Jerome Michaelin kanssa) (1933)
- Art and Prudence: A Study in Practical Philosophy (1937)
- What Man Has Made of Man: A Study of the Consequences of Platonism and Positivism in Psychology (1937)
- The Philosophy and Science of Man: A Collection of Texts as a Foundation for Ethics and Politics (1940)
- How to Read a Book: The Art of Getting a Liberal Education (1940)
- A Dialectic of Morals: Towards the Foundations of Political Philosophy (1941)
- How to Think About War and Peace (1944)
- The Revolution in Education (yhdessä Milton Mayerin kanssa) (1944)
- The Capitalist Manifesto (yhdessä Louis O. Kelson kanssa) (1958)
- The Idea of Freedom: A Dialectical Examination of the Conceptions of Freedom (1958)
- The New Capitalists: A Proposal to Free Economic Growth from the Slavery of Savings (yhdessä Louis O. Kelson kanssa) (1961)
- The Idea of Freedom: A Dialectical Examination of the Controversies about Freedom (1961)
- Great Ideas from the Great Books (1961)
- The Conditions of Philosophy: Its Checkered Past, Its Present Disorder, and Its Future Promise (1965)
- The Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes (1967)
- The Time of Our Lives: The Ethics of Common Sense (1970)
- The Common Sense of Politics (1971)
- The American Testament (yhdessä William Gormanin kanssa) (1975)
- Some Questions About Language: A Theory of Human Discourse and Its Objects (1976)
- Philosopher at Large: An Intellectual Autobiography (1977)
- Reforming Education: The Schooling of a People and Their Education Beyond Schooling (toim. Geraldine Van Doren) (1977)
- Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy (1978)
- How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan (1980)
- Six Great Ideas: Truth-Goodness-Beauty-Liberty-Equality-Justice (1981)
- The Angels and Us (1982)
- The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto (1982)
- How to Speak / How to Listen (1983)
- Paideia Problems and Possibilities: A Consideration of Questions Raised by The Paideia Proposal (1983)
- A Vision of the Future: Twelve Ideas for a Better Life and a Better Society (1984)
- The Paideia Program: An Educational Syllabus (yhdessä Paideia Groupin jäsenten kanssa) (1984)
- Ten Philosophical Mistakes (1985)
- A Guidebook to Learning: For a Lifelong Pursuit of Wisdom (1986)
- We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution (1987)
- Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind (toim. Geraldine Van Doren) (1988)
- Intellect: Mind Over Matter (1990)
- Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religions and the Unity of Truth (1990)
- Haves Without Have-Nots: Essays for the 21st Century on Democracy and Socialism (1991)
- Desires, Right & Wrong: The Ethics of Enough (1991)
- A Second Look in the Rearview Mirror: Further Autobiographical Reflections of a Philosopher At Large (1992)
- The Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought (1992)
- Natural Theology, Chance, and God (The Great Ideas Today, 1992)
- The Four Dimensions of Philosophy: Metaphysical-Moral-Objective-Categorical (1993)
- Art, the Arts, and the Great Ideas (1994)
- Adler's Philosophical Dictionary: 125 Key Terms for the Philosopher's Lexicon (1995)
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