Links on Mortimer Adler, Great Books, Education, and Philosophy



Great Books Foundation | U. of C. Basic Program | St. John's College | Aspen Institute | Paideia Group


The 103 Great Ideas
Alphabetically and by Category.

The Great Ideas from The Great Books, a brief explanation of The Syntopicon using the great idea of Happiness.

The Great Map of The 103 Great Ideas, a prototype by Ron Wild, also with a more detailed examination of Happiness.

The Great Ideas Program Contents
Reading guides in The Great Books

Gateway to the Great Books
Reading guides in The Great Books for younger readers

Mortimer J. Adler Archives
Radical Academy

Meta-Encyclopedia of Philosophy
by Andrew Chrucky

Mortimer Jerome Adler (1902-2001): Library of Congress Citations
Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada

Five Educational Philosophies by Larry J. Shaw
EdWeb, San Diego State University

Adler's Philosophical Dictionary: 125 Key Terms for the Philosopher's Lexicon by Mortimer J. Adler
Reviewed by Max Weismann: "Mortimer J. Adler - Alphabetically," Crisis October, 1995

Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind,
by Mortimer J. Adler, edited by Geraldine Van Doren Review by John L. Hubisz, Jr.

The Robert Stone Meta-Index and Archive of World Masterpieces of Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Formal and Empirical Sciences.

American Maritain Association

The Great Books of Western Civilization Cafe and
Great Books Cafe (same content, different format)
Discussion of Great Books and The Great Ideas

Encylopaedia Britannica, Inc. Publisher of Great Books of the Western World

Great Books Academy

School of Abraham

The Great Books, the Great Ideas, and a Lifetime of Learning
Lowell Lecture, April 11, 1990, by Dr. Mortimer J. Adler
Introduction by Dean Michael Shinagel

Socratic Seminars Northwest
Providing professional development trainings and workshops in Socratic Seminars for K-12 educators throughout the United States.

Augustine Fellowship Study Center

Extension 720
WGN Radio, Chicago

Great Books and Classics

Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics
Constitution Society

The Great Books by Access Foundation

Teaching Great Books
A professional electronic journal housed at Pepperdine University.

Concordances of Great Books
Fully Searchable Word Indexes

Colleges and Universities That Have Some Form of Great Books Program
Lewis Noles, Mercer University

Colleges with Great Books
The Center's list

In Search of the Real University of Chicago

The Basic Program for Liberal Education for Adults
The University of Chicago, William B. and Catherine V. Graham School of General Studies

Hutchins' University of Chicago
Kins Collins

Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions

Great Books Index
Ken Roberts

ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines

Lamson Library Philosophy Connections,
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH

Ethics Links
The Institute for Business & Professional Ethics at DePaul University

Ethics Updates,
edited by Lawrence M. Hinman, University of San Diego



Revised 28 October 2002.