Download or read book How to Think about the Great Ideas written by Mortimer Jerome Adler and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Western literature, philosophy, and history, Adler considers what is meant by democracy, law, emotion, language, truth, and other abstract concepts in light of more than two millennia of Western civilization. 15 photos.