Sunday, March 12, 2006

How to Read A Book

Thoughts from Mortimer Adler:

"Reading, if it is active, is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself
in words, spoken or written. The marked book is usually the thought-through book." "And best of all, your marks and notes become an integral part of the book and stay there forever." p. 127

"Reading a book should be a conversation between you and the author."
"Learning doesn't consist in being an empty receptacle. The learner has to
question himself and question the teacher. HE even has to argue with the
teacher, once he understands what the teacher is saying." p. 128

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