The future will tell more than I could about the value of my work.

Philosopher, educator and editor                          

Selected Works:

Dialectic - 1927
The Nature of Judicial Proof: An Inquiry into the Logical, Legal, and Empirical Aspects of the Law of Evidence - 1931, with Jerome Michael
Diagrammatics - 1932, with Maude Phelps Hutchins
Crime, Law and Social Science - 1933, with Jerome Michael
Art and Prudence: A Study in Practical Philosophy - 1937
What Man Has Made of Man: A Study of the Consequences of Platonism and Positivism in Psychology - 1937
St. Thomas and the Gentiles - 1938
The Philosophy and Science of Man: A Collection of Texts as a Foundation for Ethics and Politics - 1940

How to Read a Book: The Art of Getting a Liberal Education - 1940, 1966 edition subtitled A Guide to Reading the Great Books, 1972 revised edition with Charles Van Doren, The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

A Dialectic of Morals: Towards the Foundations of Political Philosophy - 1941
How to Think About War and Peace - 1944
The Revolution in Education - 1944, with Milton Mayer
The Capitalist Manifesto - 1958, with Louis O. Kelso
The Idea of Freedom: A Dialectical Examination of the Conceptions of Freedom - 1958
The New Capitalists: A Proposal to Free Economic Growth from the Slavery of Savings - 1961, with Louis O. Kelso
The Idea of Freedom: A Dialectical Examination of the Controversies about Freedom - 1961
Great Ideas from the Great Books - 1961
The Conditions of Philosophy: Its Checkered Past, Its Present Disorder, and Its Future Promise - 1965
The Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes - 1967

The Time of Our Lives: The Ethics of Common Sense - 1970
The Common Sense of Politics - 1971
The American Testament - 1975, with William Gorman
Some Questions About Language: A Theory of Human Discourse and Its Objects - 1976
Philosopher at Large: An Intellectual Autobiography - 1977
Reforming Education: The Schooling of a People and Their Education Beyond Schooling - 1977, edited by Geraldine Van Doren
Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy - 1978 
How to Think About God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan - 1980

Six Great Ideas: Truth-Goodness-Beauty-Liberty-Equality-Justice - 1981
The Angels and Us - 1982
The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto - 1982
How to Speak / How to Listen - 1983
Paideia Problems and Possibilities: A Consideration of Questions Raised by The Paideia Proposal - 1983
A Vision of the Future: Twelve Ideas for a Better Life and a Better Society - 1984
The Paideia Program: An Educational Syllabus - 1984, with Members of the Paideia Group
Ten Philosophical Mistakes - 1985
A Guidebook to Learning: For a Lifelong Pursuit of Wisdom - 1986
We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution - 1987
Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind - 1988, edited by Geraldine Van Doren
Intellect: Mind Over Matter - 1990

Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religions and the Unity of Truth - 1990
Haves Without Have-Nots: Essays for the 21st Century on Democracy and Socialism - 1991
Desires, Right & Wrong: The Ethics of Enough - 1991
A Second Look in the Rearview Mirror: Further Autobiographical Reflections of a Philosopher At Large - 1992
The Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought - 1992
Natural Theology, Chance, and God - The Great Ideas Today, 1992
The Four Dimensions of Philosophy: Metaphysical-Moral-Objective-Categorical - 1993
Art, the Arts, and the Great Ideas - 1994
Adler's Philosophical Dictionary: 125 Key Terms for the Philosopher's Lexicon - 1995.