Dr. Mortimer J. Adler
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Unlike many of my contemporaries, I never write books for my fellow professors to read. I have no interest in the academic audience at all. I’m interested in Joe Doakes. A general audience can read any book I write—and they do.
Source: Wikipedia
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For those of you who would like to find out more about Dr. Adler’s amazing contributions to the fields of education and the American Religious idea you will want to look at this article which features a post from Tim Lacy of Loyola University. Lacy is co-founder of the Society for US Intellectual History (S-USIH), including the award-winning USIH Blog. Lacy is also the author of the wonderful new work, The Dream of a Democratic Culture: Mortimer J. Adler and the Great Books Idea (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History), which will be released in November.
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How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th Century Pagan
Truth In Religion: The Plurality of Religions and the Unity of Truth
The Difference of Man and the Difference Man Makes
The Intellect: Mind Over Matter
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