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The project for the Great Books of the Western World began at the University of Chicago, where the president, Robert Hutchins, worked with Mortimer Adler to develop there a course of a type originated by John Erskine at Columbia University in 1921, with the innovation of a "round table" approach to reading and discussing great books among professors and undergraduates.
A Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books. New York: Public Affairs. Lacy, Tim. (2013). The Dream of a Democratic Culture: Mortimer J. Adler and the Great Books Idea. Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. New York City: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137042620.
How to Read a Book is a book by the American philosopher Mortimer J. Adler. Originally published in 1940, it was heavily revised for a 1972 edition, co-authored by Adler with editor Charles Van Doren. The 1972 revision gives guidelines for critically reading good and great books of any tradition.
Despite the extensive press coverage and cross-country speeches, however, sales of the Syntopicon and the Great Books of the Western World were slow. Experienced encyclopedia salesmen had to be brought in to move the product, despite Hutchins’ dislike of this solution. The Syntopicon's list was "arbitrary", as even Adler admitted. [16]
Great Conversation book discussion group; Hutchins, Robert. "The Classic Essay for The Great Books (extended excerpt of "The Great Conversation" that comes with the Second Edition of the Great Books of the Western World)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-22. Hutchins, Robert. "Liberal Education". Archived from the original on ...
Pages in category "Books by Mortimer J. Adler" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.