Dec 30, 2009

A Preface to Morals | What Do I Read Next?

In Public Opinion (1922), one of Lippmann’s most influential works, he argues that the mass public is not capable of forming rational opinions on matters of national and international concern.

Essays in the Public Philosophy (1955) represents a culmination of Lippmann’s political philosophy, in which he again asserts the need for authority based on rational thought as a moral compass in the modern world.

Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy (1978), by Mortimer J. Adler, provides a basic explanation of the central ideas of...