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THE GREAT IDEAS ONLINE A Syntopical Approach to the Great Books
BUYING USED BOOKS ON-LINE: www.21northmain.com Dear Max; A new web site of particular interest to my fellow Center members has opened at www.21northmain.com. If you go to the site, you will find a searchable database of almost 10 million books aggregated from more than 2,200 dealers which may be purchased online using either a credit card (VISA or MasterCard). Institutional buyers may buy using pre-approved purchase orders. Purchase order users will gain the added benefit of consolidating billing from multiple dealers on a single invoice. The searchable stock is the largest inventory of books available for online purchase anywhere. Despite the size of the database, however, finding books is quite easy. Users may apply an easy to use book search function, which allows searches by title, author and key word, from any location within the site. Early results indicate that books will be delivered within a few days of completing an online purchase. Visit 21 North Main, your single source for purchasing used, out-of-print, and rare books from the world's largest network of book sellers. Keep TGIO coming. With so much going on at 21 North Main, my life is hectic. I enjoy getting and reading The Great Ideas Online each week.
Ken Dzugan, Chairman & Founder EDITOR'S NOTE: We visited Mr. Dzugan's site and found about 600 out-of-print books by Mortimer Adler.
THE GREAT IDEAS BOOK AUCTION The Center has recently come into possession of the ten (10) volume set of The Great Ideas Program -- in excellent condition. The table of contents can be examined at: >http://www.thegreatideas.org/gip.html< If you are interested in bidding on this invaluable set, please let us know. The bidding will start at $100.00.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL - WINTER 2000 * The Internet address (URL) for the latest issue of Philosophy is Everybody's Business is: >TheGreatIdeas.org/winter2000< It contains the final chapter of Dr. Adler's book A Dialectic of Morals. * Our many thanks to Senior Fellow Andrew Chrucky, for his invaluable assistance in uploading this for us.
Max, My reaction to Brian Hansen's Great Ideas Discussion Group at the Boulder Public Library has been strongly positive. At first I had some doubts about the use of Aquinas and Aristotle as the main starting points for analysis and discussion. They are not my favorite philosophers - too much emphasis on taxonomy and putting names on things. But their view turns out to be surprisingly good for getting a reasoned discussion going. I like the emphasis on promoting a dialectical process; it does stimulate thought. Also, I like the notion of pursuing a particular major idea in depth. There are not too many forums available for this kind of endeavor nowadays. I believe, too, that the discussion group leader makes a lot of difference. Brian Hansen conveys a sense of enthusiasm and curiosity about the topics under consideration. Also, his good humor and friendliness put people at ease. Johann Stoyva, Ph.D.
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