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During the Depression the New Deal government created various programs designed to provide worthwhile jobs for the unemployed. A program was developed under the guidance of Mortimer Adler that led to what is now called the Great Books.
Adler’s efforts started with the development of the ‘great ideas’, which then led to the Great Books. Adler and his fellow scholars concluded that there were 102 ‘great ideas’. Adler describes how they settled on 102 ideas that were judged to be great. http://www.thegreatideas.org/. This effort eventually led to the Great Books Foundation.
“The Great Books Foundation is an independent, nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to provide people of all ages with the opportunity to read, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of literature. Founded in 1947 by Robert Maynard Hutchins, then president of the University of Chicago, and philosopher and scholar Mortimer J. Adler, the Foundation was established to encourage lifelong learning for all citizens. As part of a grass-roots movement to promote continuing education beyond the classroom, the Foundation aimed to provide opportunities for all Americans to participate in a "Great Conversation" of some of the world's best writing.” http://www.greatbooks.org/
Adler’s efforts started with the development of the ‘great ideas’, which then led to the Great Books. Adler and his fellow scholars concluded that there were 102 ‘great ideas’. Adler describes how they settled on 102 ideas that were judged to be great. http://www.thegreatideas.org/. This effort eventually led to the Great Books Foundation.
“The Great Books Foundation is an independent, nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to provide people of all ages with the opportunity to read, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of literature. Founded in 1947 by Robert Maynard Hutchins, then president of the University of Chicago, and philosopher and scholar Mortimer J. Adler, the Foundation was established to encourage lifelong learning for all citizens. As part of a grass-roots movement to promote continuing education beyond the classroom, the Foundation aimed to provide opportunities for all Americans to participate in a "Great Conversation" of some of the world's best writing.” http://www.greatbooks.org/