Series
Great Ideas
Episode Number
15
Episode
The Kinds of Law
Producing Organization
KGO-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-512-g73707xn4p
NOLA Code
GTID
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Description
Episode Description
Dr. Adler discusses the different kinds of Law, compares human, natural and divine law. He also compares natural and positive, innate and acquired, private and public, abstract and civil rights. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Episode Description
Divides laws into three categories-human, natural (moral), and divine--and discusses the nature of each. Suggests two ways of identifying the different laws, and explains how natural laws are discovered. Compares the characteristics of the positive or human law with the natural or moral law, and points out the conflicts which arise between the two. (Description from NET Film Service Catalog 1960)
Series Description
The Great Ideas is a series devoted to discussions on the "basic ideas fundamental to man's everyday life." There are episodes on government, philosophy, law and labor. Dr. Mortimer J. Adler, noted philosopher and teacher, discusses these problems in an informal, nontechnical style. He makes extensive use of visual materials and a blackboard to illustrate his points. At the conclusion of each episode Adler answers questions sent in by the audience. Originally broadcast over KGO-TV, San Francisco, the series drew a heavy listener response. Appearing with Adler on the series is Dean Lloyd Luckman, coordinator of studies at San Francisco City College. This series of 52 half-hour episodes was originally recorded on kinescope. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1957
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Education
Rights
Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:30:07.084
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Credits
Host: Luckman, Dean Lloyd
Host: Adler, Mortimer J.
Producing Organization: KGO-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: cpb-aacip-9f841f29143 (Filename)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: cpb-aacip-521a4027eea (Filename)
Format: 16mm film
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Citations
Chicago: “Great Ideas; 15; The Kinds of Law,” 1957, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 13, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-g73707xn4p.
MLA: “Great Ideas; 15; The Kinds of Law.” 1957. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 13, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-g73707xn4p>.
APA: Great Ideas; 15; The Kinds of Law. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-g73707xn4p