モーティマー・アドラー
モーティマー・ジェローム・アドラー(Mortimer Jerome Adler, 1902年12月28日 - 2001年6月28日)は、アメリカ合衆国の哲学者、教育者である。
ニューヨーク生まれ。1920年代にコロンビア大学教授のジョン・アースキン (教育者)が行っていたセミナーから大きな影響を受けた。これは教師が一方的に教えるのではなく、学生と共に古典を読むものであった。アドラーは社会人のサークルなどで、この方式を進めた。
シカゴ大学学長のロバート・ハッチンズと出会い、1930年代からシカゴ大学をベースに、グレートブックス運動を展開していった。
アドラーは1949年から『ブリタニカ百科事典』編集委員、1965年から同書第15版(1974年刊行)の編集企画の責任者、1974年からは編集委員長を務めた。
ハッチンスとアドラーは西洋の主要な古典をまとめた叢書「グレートブックス・オブ・ザ・ウェスタン・ワールド」(Great Books of the Western World)(54巻、ブリタニカ社、1952年)を編集、刊行した。アドラーはこの叢書の編集の中で、重要なIdea(概念)を102個挙げ、これをGreat Ideasと呼んだ。
グレートブックス運動は、Great Books Foundation、シカゴの哲学研究所の設立、Aspen Executive SeminorやPaideia Projectなど、多方面に展開した。
Dialectic (1927)
The Nature of Judicial Proof: An Inquiry into the Logical, Legal, and Empirical Aspects of the Law of Evidence (1931, with Jerome Michael)
Diagrammatics (1932, with Maude Phelps Hutchins)
Crime, Law and Social Science (1933, with Jerome Michael)
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)
St. Thomas and the Gentiles (1938)
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), 1966 edition subtitled A Guide to Reading the Great Books, 1972 revised edition with Charles Van Doren, The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading: 0-671-21209-5
C.V.ドーレン共著、外山滋比古、槇未知子訳『本を読む本』ブリタニカ、1978年/講談社、1997年
A Dialectic of Morals: Towards the Foundations of Political Philosophy (1941)
How to Think About War and Peace (1944)
The Revolution in Education (1944, with Milton Mayer)
ミルトン・メイヤー共著、荘司雅子ほか訳『教育革命:岐路に立つ20世紀の教育』刀江書院、1961年
The Idea of Freedom: A Dialectical Examination of the Idea of Freedom .
The Capitalist Manifesto (1958, with Louis O. Kelso) 0-8371-8210-7
ルイス・O・ケルソ共著、稲本国雄・訳『資本主義宣言』時事通信社、1958年
The New Capitalists: A Proposal to Free Economic Growth from the Slavery of Savings (1961, with Louis O. Kelso)
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 (1975, with William Gorman)
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 (1977, edited by Geraldine Van Doren)
Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy (1978) 0-684-83823-0
下島連、若林彰訳『アリストテレス・フォー・エブリボディー:やさしく書かれた知の体系』日本ブリタニカ、1979年
How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan (1980) 0-02-016022-4
Six Great Ideas: Truth–Goodness–Beauty–Liberty–Equality–Justice (1981) 0-02-072020-3
The Angels and Us (1982)
稲垣良典訳『天使とわれら』講談社、1997年
The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto (1982) 0-684-84188-6
佐藤三郎著『教育改革宣言』教育開発研究所、1984年
How to Speak / How to Listen (1983) 0-02-500570-7
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) 0-02-500280-5
The Paideia Program: An Educational Syllabus (1984, with Members of the Paideia Group) 0-02-013040-6
Ten Philosophical Mistakes: Basic Errors In Modern Thought - How they came about, their consequences, and how to avoid them. (1985) 0-02-500330-5
A Guidebook to Learning: For a Lifelong Pursuit of Wisdom (1986)
We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution (1987). 0-02-500370-4
Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind (1988, edited by Geraldine Van Doren)
Intellect: Mind Over Matter (1990)
Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religions and the Unity of Truth (1990) 0-02-064140-0
Haves Without Have-Nots: Essays for the 21st Century on Democracy and Socialism (1991) 0-02-500561-8
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)
Art, the Arts, and the Great Ideas (1994)
Philosophical Dictionary: 125 Key Terms for the Philosopher's Lexicon .
How to Think About The Great Ideas (2000) 0-8126-9412-0
How to Prove There is a God (2011) 978-0-8126-9689-9
Scholasticism and Politics (1940)
Great Books of the Western World (1952, 52 volumes), 2nd edition 1990, 60 volumes
A Syntopicon: An Index to The Great Ideas (1952, 2 volumes), 2nd edition 1990
The Great Ideas Today (1961–77, 17 volumes), with Robert Hutchins, 1978–99, 21 volumes
The Negro in American History (1969, 3 volumes), with Charles Van Doren
Gateway to the Great Books (1963, 10 volumes), with Robert Hutchins
The Annals of America (1968, 21 volumes)
Propædia: Outline of Knowledge and Guide to The New Encyclopædia Britannica 15th Edition (1974, 30 volumes)
Great Treasury of Western Thought (1977, with Charles Van Doren) 0412449900