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Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, and popular author. As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions.
Jun 24, 2024 · Mortimer J. Adler (born December 28, 1902, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 28, 2001, San Mateo, California) was an American philosopher, educator, editor, and advocate of adult and general education by study of the great writings of the Western world.
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Mortimer J. Adler, (born Dec. 28, 1902, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died June 28, 2001, San Mateo, Calif.), U.S. philosopher, educator, and editor. He earned a doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University (1928) and taught philosophy of law from 1930 at the University of Chicago, where with Robert M. Hutchins he promoted the idea of liberal ...
Mortimer J. Adler (1902–2001) Philosopher and Educator. GSAS 1928. Faculty 1923–29. For much of the twentieth century, as an author, teacher, and editor, Adler propagated the Great Books of Western civilization as a moral and intellectual basis for a well-educated public.
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Jun 28, 2001 · Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American philosopher, educator, and popular author. As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. He lived for long stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo, California. [1] .
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Jun 27, 2018 · American philosopher-educator Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001) raised a stir in public schools, colleges, and universities over the place of classic works in the curriculum. For more than sixty years, his writings exposed to public scrutiny radical ideas about how to enlighten and educate the well-rounded individual.
