Sunday Quote: Adler & VanDoren on Mental Exercise
“The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used. Atrophy of the mental muscles is the penalty that we pay for not taking mental exercise. And this is a terrible pe
Mortimer J. Adler on Faith and Reason
“I suspect that most of the individuals who have religious faith are content with blind faith. They feel no obligation to understand what they believe. They may even wish not
Uninformed, Misinformed, Illogical, Incomplete
Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren, in their classic book How to Read a Book (p.156-161), discuss the topic of agreeing or disagreeing with an author. There is one partic
Sunday Quote: Mortimer Adler on the God Question
“More consequences for thought and action follow the affirmation or denial of God than from answering any other basic question.” – Mortimer Adler (Great Books of the West