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The only standard we have for judging all of our social, economic, and political institutions and arrangements as just or unjust, as good or bad, as better or worse, derives from our conception of the good life for man on earth, and from our conviction that, given certain external conditions, it is possible for men to make good lives for themselves by their own efforts. Mortimer J. Adler The Adler Archive Main Menu... Main Page/Index Adler Biography Adler Bibliography Adler Books Adler Briefing Room Adler Remembrances Adler Anecdotes Adler Audio-Video The Adler Archive Index
Many of Dr. Adler's books are available through The Radical Academy Bookstore. Books by Mortimer J. Adler For more information about Dr. Adler and his discussion of The Great Ideas, visit... The Center for the Study of The Great Ideas Click Here for New & Used College Textbooks at Discount Prices Click Here for College Education Information & Study Resources Shop Amazon Stores in the Radical Academy Bookstore Magazine Outlet Music Store Classical Music Store Video Store DVD Store Computer Store Camera & Photo Store Computer/Video Games Software Store Musical Instruments Outlet Store Cellular Phones Toys & Games Tools & Hardware Automotive Store Outdoor Living Consumer Electronics Home & Garden Kitchen & Housewares Baby Superstore Apparel & Accessories Gourmet Food Grocery Store Sporting Goods Jewelry & Watches Health & Personal Care Beauty Store		List of Real Goods Necessary for a Good Life   What every person "needs" in order to live a whole good life (happiness)   LIMITED GOODS Enough, or as much as justice allows. These goods are not completely within our own power to obtain. Biological Sustenance: Food, Drink, Clothing and Shelter. Health: Physical and Mental. Wealth Friendship and Love: Family, Associations and Fraternities. Pleasure Liberty Civil Peace Political Power: Citizenship with Suffrage. Free Time: For Omnibus Self-improvement, Rest and Play. Satisfaction: Of Innocuous Wants. GOOD FORTUNE UNLIMITED GOODS Cannot be possessed in excess. These goods are completely within our own power to obtain. MORAL VIRTUE The habit of right desire; habit of right choices about actions to be taken. (Analytically distinct but not existentially distinct -- you cannot possess one without the others.) Temperance: Habit of resisting and limiting immediate pleasures for a future good. Fortitude: Habit of suffering pain or discomfort for a future good. Justice: Habit of concern for the good of others and community welfare. Prudence: Habit of right judgment or choices of the means for attaining the right end. INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES Good habits in the use of the intellect. (Analytically and existentially distinct -- you can possess one without the others.) Speculative: Knowledge, Understanding, and Speculative Wisdom. Practical: Art or Skill, Prudence or Practical Wisdom (habit of right choices about decisions to be made). Want to learn more about a life well-lived? The Time of Our Lives: The Ethics of Common Sense, by Mortimer J. Adler       Enrich Your Life With a Philosophy Book... Enrich Your Life With a Philosophy Magazine... Academy Showcase Specials The Adler Archive Index
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