1954 Dr. Mortimer Adler Hosted a weekly TV series in San Francisco that featured 52 half-hours of television.-Hour programs entitled The Great Ideas

These programs were produced and broadcast by the Institute for Philosophical Research. They were presented as a public service to the American Broadcasting Company by (NET), National Educational Television. This was the precursor of what is now PBS.

Only the Bay is available, unfortunately.-Residents of the area were able to hear and see Dr. Adler These highly instructive, and penetrating programs will be delivered.

If it weren’t for the vision of Dr. Adler They were able to capture each telecast with their colleagues (as this was before videotape), without being lost.

Dr. Adler These films were bequeathed to the Center, which makes them available to all universities, colleges, high school, libraries, and fellow citizens.

These are just half-Hour programs are ideal for use in the home, office, classrooms or discussions groups.

Television presentation techniques have improved over time, but the content of these programs is what remains timeless and relevant today.

1. The Nature of Humans Learning

– Instruction Comes Before Discovery

– Learning Is Always Active

– The Student’s Interests Should Not Govern Learning

Teaching should be used to combat weakness

– The Lifetime of Learning

– Grownups are more educated than children

– Children learn skills; adults learn wisdom

– When Learning The Mind Atrophies when the Mind stops

– Reading is the best way to learn

– Reading for Information or Reading for Enlightenment

– The Art of Reading for Enlightenment

-The Three Questions & the Three Sets of Rules

– Learning By Discovery and by Discussion

– The three preconditions for discussion

The Ten Rules to Conduct a Discussion

Good discussions start with good questions

The Obstacles to Learning From TV

– View TV Actively

– Make Notes, Ask Questions, Challenge What You’re Told

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.”

– Adler”The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”