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

On Concerning God, Modern Man 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