Quotes About Mortimer J. Adler

As arts, grammar and logic are concerned with language in relation to thought and thought in relation to language. That is why skill in both reading and writing is gained through these arts.

STEP 5 IN SYNTOPICAL READING: ANALYZING THE DISCUSSION

elements of fiction are connected by the total scene or background against which they stand out in relief.

To agree is just as much an exercise of critical judgment on your part as to disagree. You can be just as wrong in agreeing as in disagreeing. To agree without understanding is inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent.

An expository book is one that conveys knowledge primarily, "knowledge" being construed broadly.