Propædia. The one-volume Propædia is the first of three parts of the 15th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, the other two being the 12-volume Micropædia and the 17-volume Macropædia.
Propædia. Paideia Proposal. The Paideia Proposal is a K–12 educational reform plan proposed by Mortimer Adler.
Adler was a prolific author, and references to the Paideia plan for educational reform can be found in a number of his books listed in the references below. The proposal[edit] The Paideia Proposal is a system of liberal education intended for all children, including those who will never attend a university. It was a response to what Adler characterized as the United States' antidemocratic or undemocratic educational system, a holdover from the 19th century, when the understanding of universal suffrage and basic human rights fell short of 20th century expectations.
Adler further believed that a system oriented primarily for vocational training has as its objective the training of slaves, not free men, and that the only preparation necessary for vocational work is to learn how to learn, since many skilled jobs would be disappearing. Teaching and learning styles[edit] Great Books Foundation. The Great Books Foundation, incorporated in the state of Illinois and based in Chicago, is an independent, nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to help people think and share ideas.
Toward this end, the Foundation publishes collections of classic and modern literature as part of a continuum of reading and discussion programs for children and adults. The Great Books Syntopicon. The two volumes that make up the Syntopicon comprise a distinctive kind of index.
The term "syntopicon" means a collection of topics. In these two volumes there are nearly 3,000 topics parceled out among 102 ideas. A Syntopicon: An Index to The Great Ideas. Mortimer J. Adler. Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American philosopher, educator, and popular author.
As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. He lived for the longest stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo, California.[1] He worked for Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Encyclopædia Britannica, and Adler's own Institute for Philosophical Research. Biography[edit] New York City[edit] Adler was born in New York City on December 28, 1902, to Jewish immigrants. Great Books of the Western World. The Great Books (second edition) Great Books of the Western World is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952 by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. to present the Great Books in a single package of 54 volumes.
The series is now in its second edition and contains 60 volumes. The original editors of the series chose three criteria for inclusion: a book must be relevant to contemporary issues, and not only important in its historical context; it must reward rereading; and it must be a part of "the great conversation about the great ideas," relevant to at least 25 of the 102 great ideas identified by the editors.
Books were not chosen on the basis of ethnic or cultural inclusiveness, historical influence, or the editors' agreement with the views expressed.[1] History[edit] After debates about what to include and how to present it, with an eventual budget of $2,000,000, the project was ready. Sales were initially poor. The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written by Martin Seymour-Smith - The Greatest Books. The Greatest Books: The Best Books of All Time - 1 to 50. The 623 Greatest Books Of All Time: The Only Reading List You'll Ever Need.
Labeling a book “great” is definitely a matter of opinion, but when you pile together the opinion of 13 other book-loving folks, you start to get somewhere close to credibility.
The 623 Greatest Books Of All Time: The Only Reading List You'll Ever Need. The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors. “Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work,” Jennifer Egan once said.
This intersection of reading and writing is both a necessary bi-directional life skill for us mere mortals and a secret of iconic writers’ success, as bespoken by their personal libraries. The 100 Best Books of All Time. Many publishers have lists of 100 best books, defined by their own criteria.
This article enumerates some lists of "100 best" books for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by Pringle. For publisher Xanadu, Science Fiction was the first of four "100 Best" books published from 1985 to 1988. The sequels covered crime & mystery, horror, and fantasy.
Lists[edit] See also[edit] 100 главных книг в мире. Знаете ли вы, что Newsweek составил список 100 лучших книг.
Этот список не похож ни на один другой. Это список списков. В его основе десять рейтингов, составленных в течение последних 20 лет по самым разным критериям. Диапазон очень широк: от книг, выбранных Опрой Уинфри в ее «Книжном клубе», и программы чтения колледжа Св. Иоанна, элитного учебного заведения в Санта-Фе, до «110 обязательных к прочтению книг», отобранных британской Daily Telegraph. Newsweek стремился учесть целый ряд факторов, в том числе историческое и культурное значение книги, ее актуальность и стабильную популярность. Вот рейтинги, на основе которых был составлен рейтинг Newsweek: 1. 110 обязательных к прочтению книг по версии Telegraph 2. 100 лучших книг по версии Guardian; 3. Кроме того, Newsweek учитывал собственную выборку 50 наиболее покупаемых книг. Непосредственно сам список: 1. 2. 110 книг образованного человека, или что должен прочесть каждый уважающий себя джентльмен/леди. Мне очень нравится фраза:
100 главных книг в мире. 110 книг образованного человека, или что должен прочесть каждый уважающий себя джентльмен/леди. 100 лучших книг мира были выбраны сотней выдающихся писателей из 54 стран. Великий Новгород. Мировая классика: 10 лучших книг, обязательных к прочтению - WDay.ru. Список 100 лучших книг всех времен. 200 лучших книг по версии BBC. Список 200 лучших романов (англ. The Big Read — в данном случае «толстые книжки») по версии «BBC» был составлен в 2003 году в результате опроса, в котором приняли участие около 750 тысяч жителей Великобритании.
Для начальных 21 позиции было ограничение «только одна книга от автора»: эти книги были представлены телезрителям в передаче, транслировавшейся между 18 октября и 13 декабря 2003 года. 45 книг из списка были изданы в разное время издательством «Penguin Books».[1] Список[править | править исходный текст] См. также[править | править исходный текст]
Список 100 лучших книг, которые потрясли мир, по версии Независимой газеты. 1. Франсуа Рабле. Гаргантюа и Пантагрюэль (1532–1553). Knowledge Map - Карта мировых знаний. Мировое сообщество развивается. С каждым днем увеличивается объем человеческих знаний. Список лучших книг мира - Google Search.