MORTIMER J. ADLER:

HIS PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS

 

            On Moral Philosophy

            On the Nature of Natural Law

 

            On Truth and Knowledge

            On Knowledge and Opinion

On the Absolute and the Relative

On the Objective and the Subjective

 

            On a Dialectic of Morals

            Part 1: Introduction

            Part 2: Preference and Pleasure

            Part 3: Pleasure and the Order of Goods

            Part 4: Order of Goods

            Part 5: Psychological Presuppositions

 

            On the Nature of Man

            On Presuppositions about Human Nature

            On the Immateriality of the Human Intellect

            On the Difference of Man

 

            On a Symposium on Happiness

            On Aristotle’s Theory of Happiness

           

            On Is and Ought

            On Real and Apparent Goods

 

            On the Mistake of Giving Primary to the Right over the Good

 

            On Natural Needs and Natural Rights

            On Inalienable Rights

            On Natural and Civil Rights

 

            On the Naturalistic Fallacy

 

            On Limited and Unlimited Goods

 

            On Human Equality

 

            On the Necessity of Government I

            On the Necessity of Government II      

            On Democracy I

On Democracy II

On the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution

On Communism

On Capitalism, Socialism, Communism

The Capitalist Manifesto

The New Capitalists

On Democratic Socialism

On World Government

Are there Criteria By Which We Can Judge Society?

 

On War and Peace: I

On War and Peace: II

 

On Utilitarianism

 

On Multiculturalism and Relativism

 

On Love- Part 1

On Love- Part 2

On Love- Part 3

On Love- Part 4

           

            On the Differences between Science, Philosophy and Religion

            God and the Professors

 

            On the Idea of God

            On Necessary and Contingent Beings

 

            On the Immaterial Intellect

            On Faith and the Will to Believe

 

            On Nature, Chance and God

            On the Golden Rule

 

            RECOMMENDED READING

 

            Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy

A Vision of the Future: Twelve Ideas for a Better Life and a Better Society

Desires, Right and Wrong: The Ethics of Enough

Haves without Have-nots: Essays for the 21st Century on Democracy and Socialism

Great Treasury of Western Thought: A Compendium of Important Statements About

Man and his Institutions by the Great Thinkers in Western History

Intellect: Mind Over Matter

            Six Great Ideas

            The Common Sense of Politics

The Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes

The Four Dimensions of Philosophy: Moral, Metaphysical, Objective and Categorical

The Idea of Freedom

The Time of Our Lives: The Ethics of Common Sense

Ten Philosophical Mistakes

            We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution

How To Think About the Great Ideas

The Great Books including Mortimer J. Adler’s Syntopicon  

How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th Century Pagan

            The Angels and Us

            Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religions and the Unity of Truth

 

            RECOMMENDED LISTENING (AUDIOBOOKS)

 

            Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy

Six Great Ideas

Ten Philosophical Mistakes

We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution

 

            RECOMMENDED VIDEOS

 

            The Great Ideas Video Series – strongly recommended