Aristotle for Everybody or Difficult Thought Made Easy [Hardcover]

Mortimer J. Adler (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.; 4th edition (1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0025031007
• ISBN-13: 978-0025031005
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001) was an American philosopher, educator, and popular author. As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. He lived for the longest stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo. He worked for Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Encyclopædia Britannica, and Adler's own Institute for Philosophical Research. Adler was married twice and had four children.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Geared to the Young Reader, March 17, 2006

By 

Reader From Aurora - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aristotle for Everybody or Difficult Thought Made Easy (Hardcover)

Aristotle for Everybody is a brief introduction to Aristotle aimed at the young reader. Its target audience is probably the inquisitive student in the 12-14 range who is seeking an overview of Aristotelian thought.

I accidentally picked up this book after glancing at a couple of the reviews on this site. I was about to re-read some Aristotle and was seeking to re-acquaint myself with his particular style and language. This is definitely not the book for this purpose.

Adler's text is clearly geared to the young reader who has not been introduced to philosophy. I do not mean this to be disrespectful but to help oher readers avoid by mistake. Adler, himself notes in the introduction that his initial thought was to title the work Aristotle for Children. Indeed for the young reader this may not be an inappropriate mechanism for introducing Aristotle.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deciphering the undecipherable, April 16, 2002

By 

E. Lewis (Purchase, NY United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Aristotle for Everybody or Difficult Thought Made Easy (Hardcover)

Here is a book that is an excellent companion to any introductory philosophy course, to help the student untangle the elliptical arguments of the venerable Aristotle. The author explains in plain English, with concrete everyday examples, some of Aristotle's basic concepts. Read this book first and then tackle Aristotle. This book also makes for good reading on its own.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Difficult Thought Made Easy", March 7, 2011

By 

PMacLady (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aristotle for Everybody or Difficult Thought Made Easy (Hardcover)

The title says it all--want to understand philosophy better? This book explains Aristotle so that even middle schoolers will get the drift.