Mortimer Adler Quotes
Mortimer Jerome Adler was an American philosopher and educator and the most prolific philosophical popularizer of his generation. After studies at Columbia and a long teaching career at the University of Chicago, where he co-founded with Robert Hutchins the Great Books of the Western World series, he led the Institute for Philosophical Research and the Aspen Institute. The quotes below are attributed to Mortimer Adler, organized by topic.
Mortimer Adler on Knowledge
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Attributed to Mortimer Adler:
“Reading well is the foundation of thinking well.”
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Attributed to Mortimer Adler:
“Liberal education is for free people, not for free time.”
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Attributed to Mortimer Adler:
“Philosophy is everybody's business.”
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Attributed to Mortimer Adler:
“Aristotle, rightly read, is still the philosopher of common sense.”
Mortimer Adler on Truth
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Attributed to Mortimer Adler:
“Truth, goodness, and beauty are objective and discoverable.”