What he means

If you remember what an author says, you have learned something from reading him. If what he says is true, you have even learned something about the world. But whether it is a fact about the book or a fact about the world that you have learned, you have gained nothing but information if you have exercised only your memory. You have not been enlightened. Enlightenment is achieved only when, in addition to knowing what an author says, you know what he means and why he says it.

~ Mortimer Adler

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Presence, not pursuit.

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Express it

The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.

~ Mortimer Adler

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Craig Constantine

Presence, not pursuit.

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I am wrapping up How to Read a Book this week. Here is Chapter 19 How to Read Social Science. #mortimeradler #personalscholar #reading

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How to Read a Book – Chapter 19 Discussion

Chapter 19 How to Read Social Science Social science is such a broad field, and the concepts and terminology of the social sciences are found in much of what we read. It is also fitting, as we see …

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How to Read a Book – Chapter 18 Discussion

Chapter 18 How to Read Philosophy Philosophy, according to Aristotle, begins in wonder. While children begin with deep curiosity, adults and schooling often dull it. The task of philosophical readi…

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I am finally wrapping up How to Read a Book! Chapter 17 How to Read Science and Mathematics #mortimeradler #personalscholarship #reading

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How to Read a Book – Chapter 17 Discussion

Chapter 17 How to Read Science and Mathematics This chapter discusses the reading of two primary types of books – the great classics of the science and mathematics traditions, and the modern …

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How to Read a Book: 006, Own Your Book

Scratch, scribble, mark and dog ear them!

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How to Read a Book: 005, On Reading Speed

Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast

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How to Read a Book: 004, The Four Levels of Reading

The Four Levels of Reading

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I Need Two Copies of a Book Now

More! Moaar! Moaaaar!

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How to Read a Book: 003, The Four Basic Questions (A Reader Asks)

The Four Basic Questions!

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