This is a useful guide to in-depth reading so you can get the most out your books. The authors provide step-by-step instructions on inspectional, analytical and syntopic reading. This type of reading is more useful for expository books, but the authors also briefly discuss how to critically read o...
As an avid reader, I felt a little silly checking this book out at the library, but I became intrigued by it after reading this article. I’m passionate about reading and learning, so I picked this up hoping to learn new techniques that will help me read more books this year. I was surprised by how m...
While I appreciated some of the suggestions with respect to critical reading tips, I found it sorely lacking for reflections upon the reading experience in multidimensional turns. It's been a while since I've read it though, probably around high school.
How do you read a book?Look at the cover, probably glance at the blurb; run your eye down the table of contents, perhaps; possibly rifle through the book... then plunge right in into Chapter One.Right?Wrong! According to Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren, the authors of How to Read a Book.Acc...
I really wish that I had finished this book sooner in my development as a reader/student/thinker. The instruction is invaluable for anyone who wants to grow as an intellectual. If you read primarily for entertainment, this book is not for you. But if you read to grow, then I would highly recommend w...
The six great ideas are truth, goodness, beauty, liberty, equality, and justice. What exactly do these words mean, and how do the concepts relate to one another?We were made to read this is high school but only talked about for about 5 minutes. I think the teacher realized pretty quickly that most o...
Adler was a conservative 20th century philosopher who wrote books about philosophy for the average reader which do not require graduate degrees in philosophy to follow. In this book he examines the various arguments for the existence of God and finds them wanting, but ultimately concludes that God ...
The book almost has more to say about epistemology and logic than about the philosophy of religion. A good clear headed introduction to the application of logic to religion, and to why pluralism is fine for matters of culture and taste but not for matters of truth and concrete facts.
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