Author : Mortimer Jerome Adler
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 17,66 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Philosophical anthropology
ISBN :
Author : Mortimer Jerome Adler
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,55 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780812691788
How do meaningless marks and sounds become the meaningful words of a natural language? To what do words having referential significance refer? What is the meaning of the words that do not have referential significance? Can ordinary language really do what it appears to do, or is this an illusion? Dr. Adler maintains that these fundamental questions are not satisfactorily treated in the two main philosophies of language that have dominated twentieth-century thinking on the subject - the syntactical and 'ordinary language' approaches. Drawing upon the tradition of Aristotle, Aquinas, Poinsot, and Husserl, Dr. Adler's own discussion exemplifies the third approach, which he describes as "semantic and lexical." In this now -classic work, the fruit of more than 50 years' concern with the philosophy of language, Dr. Adler advances a powerful theory of meaning and applies it to some outstanding philosophical problems. In unpretentious and uncluttered prose, he provides a limpid introduction to a number of knotty philosophical issues and at the same time issues a challenge to some of the most tenacious doctrines of the modern world.
Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category :
ISBN : 0823215369
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 concepts of that influence on man and human value systems are lucidly outlined by Adler, as he touches on the effect of industrialization, and the clash of cultures and value systems brought about by increased communication between previously isolated groups of people. Among the other problems this study addresses are the scientific achievements in biology and physics which have raised fundamental questions about humanity's essential nature, especially the discoveries in the bilogical relatedness of all living things. Thrown into high relief is humanity's struggle to determine its unique status in the natual world and its value in the world it has created. Ultimately, Adler's work develops an approach to the separation between scientific and philosophical questions which stands as a model of thought on philosophical considerations of new scientific discoveries and its consequences for the human person.
Author : Mortimer Jerome Adler
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 23,76 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
A collection of interviews with Americans who publicly opposed the Vietnam War and traveled to Hanoi between 1965 and 1972 to demonstrate their commitment toward ending the conflict. Those interviewed include Noam Chomsky, former US attorney general Ramsey Clark, and Nobel-prize winner George Wald, as well as various professors, ministers, members of the Communist Party, members of Women Strike for Peace, and pacifists. For general readers. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 1997-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1439104913
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 Marcus Aurelius, to Thomas Aquinas, to Mortimer J. Adler. Now Adler instructs the world in the "uncommon common sense" of Aristotelian logic, presenting Aristotle's understandings in a current, delightfully lucid way. He brings Aristotle's work to an everyday level. By encouraging readers to think philosophically, Adler offers us a unique path to personal insights and understanding of intangibles, such as the difference between wants and needs, the proper way to pursue happiness, and the right plan for a good life.
Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 30,25 MB
Release : 1997-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1439105065
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 counter their negative effects.
Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 29,64 MB
Release : 1991-07-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 0020160224
Dr. Adler extends and modernizes the argument for the existence of God developed by Aristotle and Aquinas without relying on faith, mysticism, or science. Instead, he uses a rationalist argument to lead the reader to a point where he or she can see that the existence of God is not necessarily dependent upon a suspension of disbelief. Lightning Print On Demand Title
Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 1993-06-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Adler's 53rd book explores philosophy--its relation to and difference from other disciplines, such as history, mathematics, empirical science, and even poetry--and acts as an extension of the author's classic works on the conditions that that make philosophy workable.
Author : Mortimer Jerome Adler
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780020010159
Author : Mortimer Jerome Adler
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
"Fifteen years ago, when I was only seventy-five years old, I wrote my autobiography prematurely. . . ". So begins the second autobiography of Mortimer Adler, the Chairman of the Board of Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Among other things, he discusses the enormously controversial second edition of Great Books of the Western World and his involvement with the Aspen Institute.
