DescriptionCivility, which comes to us from the Latin word for citizen, includes not only the notions of courtesy and politeness, but also such matters as social relationships and proper conduct in human relationships. For some, civility is the essential glue that h…
DescriptionThe great thing about writing The Mark Steel Lectures is discovering how the great characters from history, who can be made so dull by teachers, are fantastically passionate and human. For example, what a joy to find out Aristotle was the first per…
DescriptionMachiavelli said it best: "It is far safer to be feared than loved." Or was that Elizabeth Barrett Browning? Minds like these - plus Sun Yat-Sen and Aristotle - converge with surprising results in this eighth volume of Steve Allen's Meeting of Minds . Sun Yat-Sen (played by Keye Luke) describes the situation that led to the revolutionary upheaval of 20th-century China, while Machiavelli (Alfred Ryder) looks down his nose at the Asian upstart. Browning (Jayne Meadows) is accompanied by her dog Flush, and describes a life of horrible parental oppression and exquisite romantic love. To put the conversation and even existence itself in context, Aristotle (Bernard Behrens) provides the long view that only he can. It's a scintillating discussion that will make you think, laugh, and wonder at the genius of Steve Allen, the series creator.
DescriptionSays Mortimer J. Adler, "Almost all of the philosophical truths that I have come to know and understand I have learned from Aristotle." In Aristotle for Everybody, Adler sets forth the truths he has learned from Aristotle, stating and explaining th…
