Mr. Adler has my deepest respect as a human being who clearly demonstrates that wonderful things can happen to your brain and mind when you turn off the TV and sit in a quiet place to read a book worth reading. Thank you
@stephenkirby12649 жыл бұрын
+Bepositive ... do you get enough time to sit in a quiet place and ''think for yourself''...? if so, I want to have an online discussion of ideas with you...
@naturemarveled98768 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I read the same book you did and agree with you that schools should adopt it as part of their curriculum.
@xiglinia7 жыл бұрын
É verdade, a leitura é fundamental para a vida de qualquer ser humano que não queira ser mais um ignorante.
@vkorchnoifan6 жыл бұрын
Care to give names of the books worth reading ?
@davianplus66224 жыл бұрын
@@vkorchnoifan according to Mortimer Adler in his book How to Read a Book - These are some of the great books for him out of an ocean of mostly garbage. Homer- Iliad, Odessey. The Old Testament KJV, The Testament KJV. Aeschylus - Tragedies. Sophocles - Tragedies . Herodotus- History (of the Persian Wars). Hippocrates - Medical Writings. Plato - Dialogues (especially The Republic, Symposium, Phaedo, Meno, Apology, Phaedrus.). Aristotole - Works (Especially Organon, Phsyics, Metaphysics, On the Soul, Politics, Rhetoric, Poetics). Marcus Aurelius - Meditations. Why dont you just start there thats a long list right there honestly , if you read just a handful of those properly you would be more well read than 99.99999% of the population? Or more actaully read Mortimer's how to read a book first so you have all the tools to properly read books
@victorsbookshelf884410 жыл бұрын
I'm reading his and Charles Van Doren's book 'How to Read a Book' right now. I'm about halfway through it. It has been a very good read so far. I think that I have learnt a lot already.
@victorsbookshelf884410 жыл бұрын
edward6000 Well, it doesn't teach you how to read in the most basic and elementary sense of course. But it teaches you how you take notes, what questions you should ask of a book, how to criticize it, how to analyze it, etc. Basically how you can get more out of each book that you read, whether that be fiction or non-fiction. I highly recommend it. :)
@JoelEverettComposer8 жыл бұрын
An absolutely amazing book; I am currently reading it now.
@longlivetheking266 жыл бұрын
He’s an insufferable asshat. It’s a shame he was able to walk among the earth as long as he did
@tbtitans216 жыл бұрын
Care to elaborate, Viva?
@marcelofilho33886 жыл бұрын
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@erichaynes8812 жыл бұрын
For anyone unsure where to begin their classical education read Mortimer Adler's book: " How to Read a Book". The appendix in the back has a list of over 200 classical books, the overwhelming majority of which you will never have been prompted to read in your government education.
@makofako122 Жыл бұрын
And read Nietzsche "Beyond Good and Evil" to not read them all 😀 (only specific one).
@annamariacurrivan614211 ай бұрын
Two of my greatest heroes of humanity, William F. Buckley and Mortimer Adler.
@alirezaamani2027 Жыл бұрын
Were they better listeneres back then? Do you feel a flourishing calm from these two gents that makes what they say receieved better by audience? or is it the vintage feeling and an illusion of my mind? :D
@DepressionVarietyVlog2 жыл бұрын
You can’t see shows like this being made anymore.
@buffalojones341 Жыл бұрын
The closest thing might be some of the podcasters who do interviews. Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan come to mind, albeit nothing close to Adler (esp Rogan). Unbelievable by Justin Brierley does interview and debates on meaningful topics.
@plasmagameing11 жыл бұрын
Mortimer Adler was an amazing man, he has inspired so many people, and he will continue to inspire.
@sophiahobbs7897 жыл бұрын
Had to do a presentation on Mortimer Adler for Teachers for Tomorrow. I am so inspired now! Thank you for posting this.
@modibbo Жыл бұрын
How did the presentation go?
@WeekendMuse2 жыл бұрын
"Great books are like sharpening stone for the mind. It's something you can sharpen your mind on."
@abdums2 ай бұрын
Excellent discussion!
@scaleshenry7 жыл бұрын
Adler has his intellect game together! He is sharp and wants others too be sharp!
@jeffrey59764 жыл бұрын
To
@stevemcgee9912 жыл бұрын
I took Jim Rohn's recommendation to read this book - it's very valuable.
@rredhawk12 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Teacher not the source of knowledge but the facilitator to help one acquire it.
@raymondfrye50174 жыл бұрын
Socratic method
@Stephanie_VillegasАй бұрын
Charlotte Mason calls this the Showman of the Universe
@atlaspressed12 жыл бұрын
It's the old axiom, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he feed's himself for a lifetime, the same is true of schooling tell a person a fact and they can retell it but if you teach a person how to understand fact's and draw there own conclusions then there is no limit to they can learn.
@havenbastion4 жыл бұрын
People should be thought how to think, what to think, and why, in that order. Unfortunately, mental development doesn't suit that track.
@zvi30312 жыл бұрын
"Relevance" was the key word, "argument" if you will, of the "educational" aspect of the student/liberal professor revolt of the '60s. He is here fighting this.
@johnn43147 жыл бұрын
Ten philosophical mistakes blew my mind after taking ten classes in philosophy
@BrotherWoody112 жыл бұрын
Why did you stop it there? Let's hear the whole thing.
@RETSZTIRF12 жыл бұрын
I want to read how to read a book now.
@Caligula13812 жыл бұрын
I need to read Aristotle.
@Nawor66612 жыл бұрын
"How to Read a Book" by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren.
@aveyowyns12 жыл бұрын
Read Plato's Meno. It's a little more mythical then rational (Plato believes that we are born knowing everything and when we 'learn' something we're recollecting it) ... but otherwise, it's pretty interesting. Have you ever wondered what A^2+B^2=C^2 means? ...he explains that too!
@fzqlcs12 жыл бұрын
"Aristotle for Everybody"
@gabrielguitarman11 жыл бұрын
A sadly underwatched Liberty Pen video. Dear Editor, if I sent you a portuguese text for subtitles, would you upload it? Thank you, sir!
@NickolasRaines5 жыл бұрын
Full video is on youtube now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXeqd6Wnft2gnpI&
@omniframe86122 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% read heavier and harder books they’re sharpening stones.
@santiagoalbertoms9 жыл бұрын
Leer para ampliar el entendimiento y vivir de una forma razonada.
@panzermarche12 жыл бұрын
Mortimer J Adler come to Detroit please.
@merryarttoonesakamarysusan5595 жыл бұрын
panzermarche he died in 2001
@raymondfrye50174 жыл бұрын
Panzermarche- the Blitzkrieg is over.
@shibainu1219 жыл бұрын
How and where can I purchase this entire video?
@nigeltuffnel76699 жыл бұрын
Adrienne Freas The complete set: www.thegreatideas.org/mortimer_adler_videos/index.html I think this clip is just an overview of the complete set and the rational for why learning the great ideas are so timeless and valuable. I would buy the set of DVD's if I had $400. I'm sure they are excellent. Adler was chief editor, or something of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Great guy
@chrisricardo14318 жыл бұрын
+Adrienne Freas Little late but you can buy Firing line episodes on Amazon to watch online. Free to watch if you have Amazon Prime
@adeelali84173 жыл бұрын
@@chrisricardo1431 It's's all on KZbin now.
@KFSigel3 жыл бұрын
Cómo leer un libro, de Mortimer se encontraba agotado en el idioma español y batalle durante un año para encontrar el libro usado, parece que me lleve la última copia
@havenbastion4 жыл бұрын
It's fundamentally counterproductive to say a True Teacher can never be an absolute expert, especially in relation to what their students know, which was the context given.
@hank_Reardon12 жыл бұрын
what book was he referring to when he was talking about a modern age take on Aristotle's teachings?
@davidnorden19725 жыл бұрын
Perhaps his own book Aristotle for Everybody.
@mirianpinto8573 Жыл бұрын
Alguém doce e compreensivo neste canal, pode, por favor, por legendas em Português nessa Entrevista?
@joaovitormelo38919 ай бұрын
vai nas configurações do video e selecione tradução automática para o português
@YG-kk4ey7 ай бұрын
Where have these intelligent people gone? We're lost
@makofako122 Жыл бұрын
Watched this video with three plus one types of watching.
@danielroy82322 жыл бұрын
"don't you assume that most people with a doctorate have read aristotle?" wow...just wow....
@Vermontist1 Жыл бұрын
I should hope so, yes!
@danielroy8232 Жыл бұрын
@@Vermontist1 they do not.
@NodakBro4 жыл бұрын
R/Classicaleducation LOVES these dudes 😂
@adeelali84173 жыл бұрын
We love him for good reason!
@havenbastion4 жыл бұрын
Making it easier and quicker IS indispensable. The universe is big.. our brains not so much.
@oshanemalcolm7191 Жыл бұрын
The greatest teacher is Jesus Christ but he named some good teachers also.
@KTRvideos11 жыл бұрын
what if you teach him how to use apostrophes?
@raymondfrye50174 жыл бұрын
Depends: if in Britain, then it's 'idiot'; if in the US, then it's "idiot". Regards
@MrErickalvim7 жыл бұрын
wow
@Xdrakemanx9 жыл бұрын
Not so interested in the content here, but those accents! Two men with brilliant, 'northeastern gentry' accents. Wonderful. Aspiring preps, take note!
@darkworld98505 жыл бұрын
When was this recorded?
@phils36315 жыл бұрын
1970
@santiagoalbertoms9 жыл бұрын
Leer para ampliar el entendí
@mrnarason2 жыл бұрын
based
@mosescordovero60606 жыл бұрын
i was very very disappointed when i found out that Mortimer Adler, a Jew, converted to Christianity
@darkworld98505 жыл бұрын
Moses Cordovero Why did he convert?
@didierallende30755 жыл бұрын
Fyodor because it is truth
@raymondfrye50174 жыл бұрын
@Fyodor and Didier Allende: I do suppose that makes him one of the Anusim. Yes, you guessed it. The Jewish view of converts that are "out-of-the-faith". Mar Anus= Mr.Asshole. In proper Spanish (buen castellano), he would be called a Marrano; all for a lie.
@Zzhzh-qj9it3 жыл бұрын
mortimer adler was a totally devoted to the truth sort of man. if he felt, after long researches i'm sure he did, that christianity was the most rational belief to have, then he was more than right to go persuade it, even if that included leaving behind old beliefs. it's always the truth above all things
@homelessmanuel8044 ай бұрын
Thanks for bringing this one
@jerryklooster4382 жыл бұрын
Adler is the only person I've found to be more confident than Buckley. But inexplicably, there is no reason for his confidence. I understand that his "work" preceded the science of pedagogy, but his wild, uncited and unsubstantiated claims about how students learn is laughable. Adler wrote interesting books for his time on the topics of reading, writing and listening. But here, and in so many other clips, he gets out over his skis and makes overarching claims that are either not true or cannot be demonstrated to be true. He is really a bn pompous fraud.
@TheEkaterinaSCH Жыл бұрын
This is the true trouble of our time - every fool has the right to vote.
@Vermontist1 Жыл бұрын
@@TheEkaterinaSCH I trust you are not referring to Adler, who clearly summarizes (in his "Hiw to Tead a Book") the history of reading pedagogy as well as explaining his own, well-reasoned suggestions regarding how one might come to improve one's mind by improving one's reading skills. Pedagogical theories are often cyclical, and some are divergent, so there are people who have dismissed Adler, likely to their detriment, IMO.