It was startling to recognize my life these many years, codified
Mortimer J. Adler conducts the Great Books Seminar, LIFE Magazine, July 15, 1945
Step 1: The Professor sets up the Reading
Step 2: He expands, quotes from the text.
The floor is now open for discussion.
The Most Important Part of the UofC seminar: the debate
Fists can fly!
Beware the Silent ones, in that seminar room
Also, this bit of Ad-copy from that same issue is too precious to miss.
Protecting the American Home
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“Is punishment part of education?” So it’s Adler’s fault that Chicago is “Where Fun Comes to Die”? I almost sent this to my students, but thought they might read it the wrong way since I am in the process of grading.
When I’m knitting, is my mind really uncontorted by argument??
Also, love the ad. LOVE IT.
Did you tweak the captions? I am at the end of the longest term ever, sat opposite John Redwood at dinner on Friday, and can’t stop myself from learning all that PM on the BBC’s Radio 4 has to tell me regarding ‘All I need to know about water cannons.’ So I am a little addled. I love that Life Magazine knew all along that women knit in order to keep weapons at the ready.
No, no tweaks.
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