What a treasure trove these conversations are. I thought I'd seen everything there was to see of Mortimer Adler on youtube already but this is a great thing to have found!

This is absolute gold , I literally his how to read a book , it’s greatly improved my my grades in law and politics.

I’ve always wanted this. Thanks for upload. Major student of Mortimer J Adler.

its really interesting to hear adler talking... i remember reading his books about philosophy, and that guided me in what i was reading about. and always wanted to own and operate his great books of the western world collection, like the one at the library back in those days. finally hearing his voice is a gift

I'm inspired by Adler's contempt for the high school yearbook.

Adding my appreciation for this upload. It was marvelous to be able to observe this conversation and gain from their instruction. Thank you!

Oh this is so wonderful ! Thank you so much for uploading it! I have Adler’s “How to read a book” which is absolutely wonderful. This conversation is absolutely priceless! Thank you so much again!

This is from the Encyclopaedia Britannica “Great Books / How to Read a Book” discussion series. They were produced and shown on television in 1975, but in practice, they were distributed directly to schools and libraries.

Levels of Reading: There is a crucial distinction between reading for information/amusement and reading for understanding (0:30-0:47). To truly improve your mind, you must engage in the latter, which requires active effort.
Active Reading: You cannot be a passive reader. To really get a book into your mind, you must have a pen or pencil in hand to make notes, underline, and question the author (14:10-15:07). This establishes a "proprietary right" in the book (17:06).

Approaching Difficult Texts: When tackling a complex work, it is often better to read it through quickly first to grasp the overall structure before going back to read it slowly and carefully (7:20-8:10).
Coming to Terms: The first step of active reading is "coming to terms" with the author. You must identify the key words the author uses and understand their specific, often unique, definitions (26:39-27:28).
Identifying Propositions: After finding the terms, you must locate the author's key sentences and understand the propositions they are making (44:12-44:24).

syntopical reading. This involves reading multiple books on the same subject to compare different authors' views, identify agreements or disagreements, and ultimately form your own independent judgment (22:39-23:13, 226:08-228:12).

two great minds

Thank you so much. I searched for an audiobook for the originalal book and got this gem. 💎

Thanks for sharing. It helps a lot to understand the book when I read it. Even though, it's still difficult for me to know the terms part. I'll come back to this video again and again.

This was fantastic

2:44:55 10 books.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPLOAD THIS!!

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Dang!🤓how did i miss this party:hand-purple-blue-peace:🤤

Great upload, thank you. I wonder where the raw video exists without the subtitles

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