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...assessing the perpetual thinking machine that goes by the name of Mortimer Adler, Harvard Sociologist David Riesman says, "There is something marvelously relentless about him." Both the marvel and the relentlessness shine through in Adler's newly published Ten Philosophical Mistakes (Macmillan; $12.95), which takes to task a Who's Who of the major philosophers since Thomas Aquinas. In the process, the book tells the rest of the world not only what to think but also why it should follow the latest gospel according to Mortimer...
...sweeping intellectual interests and no visible pedagogic doubts, Adler spun out Ten Philosophical Mistakes in 15 mornings of whirlwind writing. "Writing is the easy part," he explains. "It's the thinking beforehand that takes time." Many of Adler's 33 previous books were written just as quickly, and their titles and tone are no less imperative. A sampling: How to Think About War and Peace, Reforming Education, How to Read a Book, How to Think About...
...ARNOLD, Charles Adler takes on a very demanding role which requires him to be on stage, exposing his soul throughout the entire play. Adler begins rather weakly, coming off as a whining, complaining nuisance. He improves rapidly, however, and by the cathartic third act we must believe that Arnold is indeed very proud of what he is, what he does, and what he wants to do. He doesn't want the squalor of the back room bars; he wants a neat apartment near a park, a nice place where he can build his family. Adler quite successfully reveals Arnold...
...discoveries as yet unknown. Though past explorers often failed to find what they were looking for-the Fountain of Youth, a Northwest Passage-they often stumbled across wonders they never dreamed of, from precious stones to uncharted oceans. Says James Seevers, an astronomer at Chicago's Adler Planetarium: "Out of the atmosphere of earth, you have an utterly clear view of the planets and the stars and the galaxy. The entire universe is open to you. We've probably learned as much in the past 20 years, since we've had a few satellites up there...
Department-store officials do not expect Nipon's tax problems to hurt sales of his popular dresses. Observed Sonia Adler, editor of Washington Dossier, a monthly society magazine: "Most people who buy his clothes are not going to read about his tax problems in the papers." Nancy Reagan, however, is no longer among his customers. According to Sheila Tate, the First Lady's press secretary, "She had some Nipon outfits in her wardrobe back in the first year of the Administration, and she wore some of his clothes during the '80 campaign because they are easy...