Mortimer Jerome Adler was an American Aristotelian philosopher and author. He was born into a Jewish family in New York City, the son of an immigrant jewelry salesman. He dropped out of school at 14 years of age and went to work as a secretary and copy boy at the New York Sun, hoping to become a journalist. After a year, he took night classes at Columbia University to improve his writing. It was there that he became interested in the great philosophers and thinkers of Western civilization and earned a PhD in psychology. He continued to participate in the Honors program (today the Core Curriculum) which had been started by John Erskine which focused on the reading of the classical texts. His tenure at the university included study with such eminent thinkers as Erskine and John Dewey, the famous American pragmatist philosopher. This kind of environment inspired his early interest in reading and the study of the "Great Books" of Western Civilization. He also promoted the idea that philosophy should be integrated with science, literature, and religion.
Mortimer J. Adler is considered to be a staple in the 20th-century study of Westen Philosophy, primarily in the areas of Philosophical theology, metaphysics, and ethics. During his career, he worked for Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Encyclopædia Britannica, and at his own Institute for Philosophical Research. Though Adler was a famous thinker & writer, many of the new generations do not know who he is. I have collected 30 quotes to introduce people to his work.
“Good books are over your head; they would not be good for you if they were not. And books that are over your head weary you unless you can reach up to them and pull yourself up their level.”
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Summary of "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer Adler
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Critical reading includes 'Inspectional Reading': Reading with a focus on grasping the book as a 'whole thing'--also called 'Systematic skimming.'
How To Read A Book by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren
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Following the advice of Mortimer Adler from 1940, we dissect how to read a book and glean the most value we can from it.
“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
“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
Mortimer! | James Mortimer | We are pleased to present our first solo show for the young English painter James Mortimer. James’s fey boys inhabit a world of uncomplicated decadence, a surreal Renaissance landscape where man and beast exist together on increasingly equal terms. Inhibitions go out the window; each is a slave to their own nature. The ensuing relationships provide fertile ground for myriad little dramas as the companions look to get along. Animals become mischievous, even vicious at times. Their masters try to rise above it, retaining an almost Imperial sense of composure, but in the process find themselves somehow detached, lost even, gazing wistfully into the opium haze of their peculiar adopted land. Whilst seemingly simple, there is wealth of drama playing out behind the scenes. Visual puns and innuendoes pepper his paintings like Freudian slips of the brush. Every fruit and every plant is pregnant with suggestion. Exoticism and the thrill of travel also permeate every scene, like Victorian Boy’s Own adventures that have turned slightly spicy and risqué. And underneath it all, there is a simmering sexuality. These characters are vain, vice-loving and beautiful; they are what the gaze what meant for. At 25 years of age, James is a remarkable talent. His works are instantly recognisable, thanks to their distinctive style and humour, their playful combination of art historical references, and the unusual light that he gives them. As an artist, James is self-taught. Collections include The Club at the Ivy, London; The Spurstowe Arms & The Windsor Castle, Hackney; and private collections in the UK, China, Singapore, and the USA | James Freeman Gallery
