How Commonsense Philosophical Realism Influenced Mortimer J. Adlerâs Teachings

Joanna KiereÅ-Åach

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In large part, Mortimer J. Adlerâs philosophical teaching arises from his conviction that thinkers of Greek antiquity and the Middle Ages, especially Aristotle and Saint Thomas Aquinas, had focused their considerations on commonsense cognition of the found world, while thinkers of modern times had detached their philosophical considerations from commonsense and the real world. This chapter considers the issue of commonsense realism within Adlerâs philosophy. In addition, because Adlerâs concept of commonsense realism shapes his epistemological, anthropological, ethical, social, and religious thought, I will focus on his concept of the Great Idea of Religion against this background, and also because Adlerâs philosophical realism led him eventually to embrace religious faithâto become a Christian.

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The Great Ideas of Religion and Freedom

A Semiotic Reinterpretation of The Great Ideas Movement for the 21st Century

Series:Â Value Inquiry Book Series, Volume: 369, Philosophy and Religion, Volume: 369, and Value Inquiry Book Series Online

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