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How to think about the great ideas : from the great books of Western civilization /
Time magazine called Mortimer J. Adler a "philosopher for everyman." In this guide to considering the big questions, Adler addresses the topics all men and women ponder in the course of life, such as "What is love?", "How do we decide the right thing to do?", and, "...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago, Ill. :
Open Court,
©2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- How to think about truth
- How to think about opinion
- The difference between knowledge and opinion
- Opinion and human freedom
- Opinion and majority rule
- How to think about man
- How different are humans?
- The Darwinian theory of human origin
- The answer to Darwin
- The uniqueness of man
- How to think about emotion
- How to think about love
- Love as friendship: a world without sex
- Sexual love
- The morality of love
- How to think about good and evil
- How to think about beauty
- How to think about freedom
- How to think about learning
- Youth is a barrier to learning
- How to read a book
- How to talk
- How to watch TV
- How to think about art
- The kinds of art
- The fine arts
- The goodness of art
- How to think about justice
- How to think about punishment
- How to think about language
- How to think about work
- Work, play, and leisure
- The dignity of all kinds of work
- Work and leisure then and now
- Work, leisure and liberal education
- How to think about law
- The kinds of law
- The making of law
- The justice of law
- How to think about government
- The nature of government
- The powers of government
- The best form of government
- How to think about democracy
- How to think about change
- How to think about progress
- How to think about war and peace
- How to think about philosophy
- How philosophy differs from science and religion
- Unsolved problems of philosophy
- How can philosophy progress?
- How to think about God
- Historical note : how this book came to be.