Six great ideas
by Adler, Mortimer J.
Published by : Macmillan (New York) Physical details: 243 p. ISBN:002500560x. Year: 1981| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 100 - 199 | 111.8 Adl (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Harry McBride | 50723 |
Contents
Preface
Part One: Prologue: The great Ideas
Part Two: Ideas we judge by: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Part Three: Ideas we act on : Liberty, equality, and justice
Part Four: Epilogue: Great issues and questions
Each summer, Mortimer J. Adler conducts a seminar at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. At the 1981 seminar, leaders from the worlds of business, literature, education, and the arts joined him in an in-depth consideration of the six great ideas that are the subject of this book: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty - the ideas we judge by; and Liberty, Equality and Justice - the ideas we act on. The group discussions and conversations between Dr. Adler and journalist Bill Moyers were filmed for broadcast on public television, and thousands of people followed their exploration of these important ideas. Discarding the jargon of academia, Dr. Adler dispels the myth that philosophy is the exclusive province of the specialist. He argues that "philosophy is everybody's business," and that a better understanding of these fundamental concepts is essential if we are to cope with the political, moral, and social issues that confront us daily. --From publisher's description
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