This week’s podcast is the first episode in Mortimer Adler’s television show, The Great Ideas. As described in the YouTube blurb, “This program seeks to provide the answer to the anarchist and near-anarchist who think that government is not necessary or at best is a necessary evil. Dr. Adler discusses the necessity of government, particularly in a complex society. He is assisted by Dr. Lloyd Luckman, Dean of the San Francisco City College.”
As for the series itself, “The Great Ideas is a series devoted to discussions on the ‘basic ideas fundamental to man's everyday life.’ There are episodes on government, philosophy, law and labor. Dr. Mortimer J. Adler, noted philosopher and teacher, discusses these problems in an informal, nontechnical style. He makes extensive use of visual materials and a blackboard to illustrate his points. At the conclusion of each episode Adler answers questions sent in by the audience. Originally broadcast over KGO-TV, San Francisco, the series drew a heavy listener response. Appearing with Adler on the series is Dean Lloyd Luckman, coordinator of studies at San Francisco City College. This series of 52 half-hour episodes was originally recorded on kinescope.”
For an idea not discussed in this series but in the books Adler co-authored with Louis O. Kelso, see the Economic Democracy Act (EDA):
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And if you want the playlists for previous videos:
Economic Personalism (The Book)
Economic Personalism v. The Great Reset
Socialism, Modernism and the New Age
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