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.


Citations

Adler, Mortimer J., and Charles Van Doren. How to Read a Book. Simon and Schuster, 1972, p. 14.

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Mortimer Adler
Mortimer Adler
  • Born: December 28, 1902
  • Died: June 28, 2001
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Philosopher

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.