Reforming Education: The Opening of the American MindSpanning the breadth of his career, from 1939 to 1989, this book is the response from Mortimer J. Adler to the question What can be done about American education? For Adler the best education is one that offers the best education possible for all. |
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This Prewar Generation 1940 | 3 |
The Chicago School 1941 | 21 |
Liberalism and Liberal Education 1939 | 40 |
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