How to think about the great ideas
Subtitle: from the great books of western civilization
By: Mortimer J. Adler ; edited by Max Weismann.
Contributors: Weismann, Max.
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 530
Subjects: Great books of the Western world.
Description: "It was Adler who first understood that there are a definite number of Great Ideas (102, later increased to 103) which form the core of the thought of Western Civilization and the keys to understanding the Great Books.".

"How to Think about the Great Ideas, newly adapted from Dr. Adler's TV lectures, explores such Great Ideas as Art, Democracy, Emotion, God, Love, Truth, and Work. It can be read either as an introduction to philosophy or as a thought-provoking treatment of selected philosophical issues."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.