Mortimer Jerome Adler (1902-2001) was an American philosopher and educator hired in 1930 by Robert Hutchins as Professor of the Philosophy of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. With Hutchins he co-founded the Great Books of the Western World program and the Great Books Foundation, working within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions central to educational perennialism. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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BirthplaceManhattan, New York City 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionCo-developed the Great Books of the Western World program and Great Books Foundation with Robert Hutchins; his philosophical work situated within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions, and he developed the Paideia Proposal for educational reform. 1 Notable WorkAristotle for Everybody (1978) 1 Notable WorkHow to Read a Book (1940) 1 Mortimer Adler
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Mortimer Adler studied at Columbia University, remained there holding an instructorship, and earned his doctorate in psychology there before joining Robert Hutchins at the University of Chicago.
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Adler and Hutchins worked together at the University of Chicago and co-edited the Great Books of the Western World.
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Paideia Program's own live entity-description: built on philosopher Mortimer Adler's 1982 manifesto The Paideia Proposal.
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He remained at Columbia, where he held an instructorship and later earned a doctorate in psychology.
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Robert Hutchins and Mortimer Adler promoted a universal curriculum based on the common and essential nature of all human beings and encompassing humanist and scientific traditions.
Paideia Proposal (Wikipedia)
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The Paideia Proposal is a K-12 educational reform plan first proposed in 1982 by Mortimer Adler.
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