Adler on Law
by Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.
The word "law" in the vocabulary of religious Jews, Christians, and Muslims means the divinely ordained law of the Ten...
Mortimer J Adler – The Great Ideas
From Firing Line, philosopher Mortimer Adler discusses the pursuit of knowledge with William F. Buckley Jr. http://www.LibertyPen.com
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Idea of The Great Ideas
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Idea of The Great Ideas
Episode 193, Recorded on March 13, 1970
Guest: Mortimer Jerome Adler
With Respect to Philosophy—Adler
by Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.
With respect to philosophy, the following propositions must be affirmed. He who denies any one of them denies philosophy.
I) Philosophy...
Philosophy and the Good Life
BY MORTIMER J. ADLER, PH.D .
Though the considerations with which l begin may appear abstract and theoretical, I think you will see that the...
Philosophical Mistakes
by Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.
This quote is from a chapter on Philosophy's Past from Dr. Adler's book "The Four Dimensions of Philosophy." Hopefully it...
Why Philosophy is Everybody’s Business—Mortimer J. Adler
BY MORTIMER J. ADLER
One can be a generally educated human being without being knowledgeable in this or that specialized field of empirical science. Such...
Federalist Papers, No. 3, John Jay
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November 3, 1787
Plea for Union Continued
IT IS not a new observation that the people of any country (if, like the...
Federalist Papers, No. 2, John Jay
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Wednesday, October 31, 1787
Plea for Union
WHEN the people of America reflect that they are now called upon to decide a...
A Guide to Reading John Locke’s Concerning Civil Government: Second Essay
By Mortimer J. Adler and Peter Wolff
In the history of human liberty, Locke's essay Concerning Civil Government stands out not only as a great...
Federalist Papers, No. 1, Alexander Hamilton
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To the People of the State of New York—October 27, 1787
Introduction
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the...
Patriotism and Freedom
A libertarian defence of national sovereignty
BY PHILIP VANDER ELST
Three quarters of a century ago, when Britain was fighting for her life and the freedom...
Undermining The Foundations of Individual Liberty
Individual Liberty in the Crucible of History, Part 2
BY CLARENCE CARSON
Source: The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, 01 June 1962
The ideas which would, in time,...
Constitutional Convention: May 14, 25, 1787
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James Madison's Notes: Federal Convention of 1787
May 14, 25, 1787
Monday May 14th 1787 was the day fixed for the meeting...