Mortimer Adler Quotes
There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It is when they are in love and reading a love letter.
Topics
Admiration
Compassion
Intimacy
Tenderness
Women
Affection
Attraction
Devotion
Love Letters
Men
Sentimentality
Romantic Love
Men And Women
Adoration
Love, Romance
Deep Emotion
Emotional Engagement
Focused Attention
Intimate Communication
Love Letter
Personal Connection
Emotional Reading
Reading Effort
Citations
Adler, Mortimer J., and Charles Van Doren. How to Read a Book. Simon and Schuster, 1972, p. 14.
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Mortimer Jerome Adler was an American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, 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. He taught at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, served as chairman of the Encyclopædia Britannica Board of Editors, and founded his own Institute for Philosophical Research.