Mortimer Adler ★ How to Speak and How to Listen. The wisest person I have ever seen.

Mortimer Adler -- How to Speak and How to Listen
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 the longest stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo. He worked for Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Encyclopædia Britannica, and Adler's own Institute for Philosophical Research. Adler was married twice and had four children.
Review
''[Adler] offers us both a fascinating theoretical analysis of oral communication and practical tips derived from his long years of experience. This book will be appreciated by anyone who ever has to get up before an audience and speak.''
About the Author
Dr. Mortimer J. Adler was Chairman of the Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, Honorary Trustee of the Aspen Institute, and authored more than fifty books.
He died in 2001.
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This is a link to a live KZbin video with William F. Buckley Jr. interviewing Mortimer Adler.
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[@WeekendMuse]

Haven’t finished listening but felt compelled to write a comment because it’s so good. Just started reading the book “How to read a book” and was looking up Pr. Adler on KZbin and found this video.

[@IanFrantz]

Great way to spend 50 minutes in the company of Dr. Adler. :]

[@jerrydevoe372]

I think if a person read, and really read, as Dr Adler says "actively" his books, that alone would provide a person with a good background or foundation for the reading of other materials, especially good books. It is unfortunate that the kind of training he suggests, is unavailable to most people now-a-days. I often thought it is too bad there were not some Correspondence Courses where a person could learn some of what he teaches.

[@amanbansal1642]

Great lecture. Super useful for anyone looking to improve their listening skills, run effective meetings, and grow as an individual.

[@readingforwisdom7037]

Superb! I have read many of Professor Adler's written works and have long supported many of his central theories, so this voice file is a most welcome listen.

[@bulldog3512]

This man is amazing, just discovered him!

[@helpology]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@brianchan8012]

The subject of how to speak and how to listen has never been taught in any classroom from elementary thru college I have attended in the United States. I'm sure it would have made all the difference if it had. I suppose it is better late than never, although for me, this is very, very late.

[@dealstogo2649]

Excellent lecture. Thank you.

[@rodrigopadron6655]

Great speech! Thank you.

[@SuperRajudada]

Awesome 👏🏼 im really grateful to listen his genius

[@pragersowell]

Wise man. Read his books!

[@alwaysgreatusa223]

Human communication is not merely the exchange of ideas and information, it is (perhaps far too often) the expression of an emotion, the conveying of an attitude, the imposing of a prejudice, the inflating or deflating of a character, a personal attack and/or a means for defending oneself from such an attack, a social or political statement, and order or a threat, a plea or a request... In other words, in order to understand human communication, one must first understand human nature as a whole - not simply in terms of our computer-like ability to process data and exchange information.

[@nthperson]

I first heard Mortimer Adler speak back in the early 1970s. He was a guest on the Bill Moyers program. That interview prompted me to begin acquiring and reading some of his many books. Most important to me was the book he wrote in the 1970s titled "The Common Sense of Politics." This book should be required reading for every college freshman or even high school seniors. I have used excerpts from the book in my own classroom teaching to stimulate discussion of some very important philosophical issues. For example, Adler defines "liberty" as freedom constrained by justice. We too often want freedom when we ought to want liberty. We are then pulled into a discussion of what constitutes justice. By what outcomes are the laws of a society judged to be consistent with just principles?

[@probirkumarbanerjee8603]

I came across a great definition. Freedom is a condition of the person, Liberty of the environment. Liberty means having more options to choose from, Freedom is the internal power to exercise those options. Irresponsibile use of freedom leads to reduced liberty. Does it resonate with you? I would love to hear your opinions on this

[@nthperson]

@@probirkumarbanerjee8603 What Mortimer Adler sought in his thinking about the limits of freedom was the just balance between rights and duties. An individualist-centered society emphasizes rights. A community-centered society emphasizes duties to one another, cooperation as key to acquiring the goods of a decent human existence. I am drawn to what John Locke wrote regarding the distinction between liberty and licence (Locke's spelling, as I recall). The exercise of licence is the exercise of freedom outside the bounds of liberty. Now, here is the difficulty we have in a world still governed by moral relativism. we cannot agree on the bounds of liberty or on our duties to one another. Does this make sense to you?

[@maxc7198]

I just order it. Thanks.

[@osaretinegharevba317]

Love this man's knowledge...

[@rogerabrego8990]

Those with any naive hope for the progress of knowledge just compare the number of viewers of this video and the top 10 most popular. We all should have a clear consciousnes that what progress in civilization is the ignorance and barbarism. The wisdom need to be preached, cultivated and preserved for the next generations and its a hard work of few for the love of a crowd who, not rarely, hates the wisdom and its bearers.

[@simetry6477]

Don't you think that with better storage technologies, there will be a shift in the value of storage by humans themselves? And I mean for their lifetimes not just for shorter periods of times.

[@rogerabrego8990]

Im not sure if I get exactly the point you want to make but as for storage of information itself this does not make anyone wise. Having them at hand neither.The wisdom comes from the articulation of knowledge and also love for the truth. There are some tools as such as models to achieve rationality ( for instance: the principles of identity and not contradiction of propositons of Aristotle) but rationality itself, without any moral sense, and by moral I am not speaking about codes of behaviour considered acceptable by a majority, but something more basic of humans nature. I would recommend you to watch some of Jordan Pettersons lectures about these subjects. He is a respected psychologist and researcher who is bringing a lot of light into the western civilizations thought. Thanks for replying. Its a pleasure to find someone really interested in discussing this subjects.

[@rogerabrego8990]

Thanks Rod Wenban ! I will check out your recommendation.

[@nthperson]

One of the books by Dr. Adler that ought to be required reading as the basis for a course in civics is "The Common Sense of Politics."

[@37latitude]

I will get this book. Thank you

[@Fatimaqasimi]

best book ever thanks

[@wescato2637]

40:45 if he only knew

[@simetry6477]

I think mutual investigation of fact is a worthwhile activity.

[@WeekendMuse]

Rhetoric - The five Greek words (kzbin.info/www/bejne/naqlmneKfNGggac): • Ethos (character) • Pathos (emotions and feelings) • Logos (logic and reasons) • Taxis (structure) • Lexis (style)

[@allen5455]

Yeah, but Adler never did learn to swim.

[@miguelconfesor4701]

Lol best comment

[@joshuawann]

Need to know what that intro song is!

[@blackknight7523]

30:54

[@BrandonWilliams-wf6hg]

16:35

[@lorenzovizza5357]

Oh no, I was liking him until he started telling me how to talk . Oh well. How to speak? I know how to speak!

[@Danielle_1234]

This is great. However, something of note is 40 minutes in he speculates on why couples break up. It's great that he is forward that he isn't certain of this, because he is dead wrong about this one. Being comfortable with a loved one without having to communicate is one of the best experiences of growing old together. The thing that causes people to break up over the years is almost always caused by a thing called enmeshment. Enmeshment is a form of boundary issues. When enmeshment issues happen and when there is a lack of a proper communication method that would lead to a solution, a break up is nearly inevitable.

[@matthewrammig]

Adler is my LeBron James

[@malayguptaa]

Distracting music 🎶

[@alwaysgreatusa223]

Why do you call any man wise ? There are none wise but God

[@joshuawann]

Need to know what that intro song is!