Six concepts

Author: Adler
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Philosophy is not just the mysterious and profound theories that scholars can discuss; it also plays a significant role in our society and in the lives of every one of us. The Six Great Ideas is a book about philosophical concepts. The author Mortimer Adler does not discuss vague philosophical theories, but instead focuses on the concepts by which we judge in life, such as truth, goodness, and beauty, as well as the concepts by which we act, such as freedom, equality, and justice. The course of human history is indeed a trajectory that moves forward along these concepts. In the pursuit of a happy life, humans have always regarded truth, goodness, and beauty, as well as freedom, equality, and justice, as fundamental principles. However, the development of material civilization today is driving us to transform these traditional concepts, making us increasingly distant from the values and meanings of the life we pursue. What are truth, goodness, and beauty? What are freedom, equality, and justice? Re-examining these eternal human concepts in this era of the knowledge economy and information explosion undoubtedly allows everyone's life to retain its original authenticity and richness. This book is healthy in thought, rigorous in content, practical, and full of guidance. It has no bias in its presentation of religious issues and contains no other political content. The language is easy to understand, vivid, and interesting. The translation is fluent and accessible, making profound philosophical language clear and straightforward. Philosophy is not just the mysterious and profound theories that scholars can discuss; it also plays a significant role in our society and in the lives of every one of us. The Six Great Ideas is a book about philosophical concepts. The author Mortimer Adler does not discuss vague philosophical theories, but instead focuses on the concepts by which we judge in life, such as truth, goodness, and beauty, as well as the concepts by which we act, such as freedom, equality, and justice. The course of human history is indeed a trajectory that moves forward along these concepts. In the pursuit of a happy life, humans have always regarded truth, goodness, and beauty, as well as freedom, equality, and justice, as fundamental principles. However, the development of material civilization today is driving us to transform these traditional concepts, making us increasingly distant from the values and meanings of the life we pursue. What are truth, goodness, and beauty? What are freedom, equality, and justice? Re-examining these eternal human concepts in this era of the knowledge economy and information explosion undoubtedly allows everyone's life to retain its original authenticity and richness. This book is healthy in thought, rigorous in content, practical, and full of guidance. It has no bias in its presentation of religious issues and contains no other political content. The language is easy to understand, vivid, and interesting. The translation is fluent and accessible, making profound philosophical language clear and straightforward.