Philosophy
The Great Ideas: A Retrospective, Vol. 2 Episodes 27- 52
2010
Mortimer J. Adler explores great philosophical ideas like democracy and justice in this retrospective of his 1953-54 TV series.
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Mortimer J. Adler explores great philosophical ideas like democracy and justice in this retrospective of his 1953-54 TV series.
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First aired on KGO-TV in San Francisco from 1953-54, this original series offers a synoptical approach to the Great Books. This compendium includes Adler's philosophic renditions of art, democracy, emotions, freedom, justice, progress, forms of government, liberal education, and more. 'To be a human being is to be endowed with the proclivity to philosophize. Acknowledging this is not enough. It is also necessary to understand why this is so and what philosophy's business is. The answer, in two w...
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