Mortimer J. Adler
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Adler while presiding over the Center for the Study of The Great Ideas | |
| Born | Mortimer Jerome Adler December 28, 1902 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 2001 (aged 98) San Mateo, California, U.S. |
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| Education | Columbia University (PhD) |
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| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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| Main interests | Philosophical theology, metaphysics, ethics |
| Notable works | Aristotle for Everybody, How to Read a Book, A Syntopicon |
Mortimer Jerome Adler (/ˈædlər/; December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, popular author and lay theologian. As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. He taught at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, served as chairman of the Encyclopædia Britannica board of editors, and founded the Institute for Philosophical Research.
He lived for long stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo, California.