Tag Archives: Aristotle

The Wrath of Heaven against the Roman State

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

We’ve now completed the Annals of Tacitus and are poised to finish Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class this week. I’m going to celebrate by reading another Shakespeare play, something particularly appropriate in light of Shakespeare’s role in the T.S. … Continue reading →

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Fiddling While Rome Burned?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Now that we’ve finished Dante’s epic, we can read commentary on it from one of the 20th century’s great minds. It’s a nice way to pass our 4,000th page of Imaginative Literature this week. Here are the readings for the … Continue reading →

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Let Us Sit upon the Ground and Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Kings

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

After the heaviness of Ptolemy, Aristotle, and Hegel, I figured we could lighten things up by reading a socialist. That should be good entertainment! Here are the readings for the coming week: Six Characters in Search of an Author by … Continue reading →

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The Owl of Minerva Spreads Its Wings Only with the Falling of the Dusk

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

We’re reaching another milestone in the Great Books Project this week: upon completion of the Claude Bernard reading below, we’ll have completed five of the ten volumes of the Gateway to the Great Books series. I believe that makes nine … Continue reading →

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He Who Destroys a Good Book, Kills Reason Itself

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

It feels like we’re starting a new chapter in the Great Books Project. After all, I’ve had to set three new hyperlinks for this week’s reading list! What’s more, this is the last week of Ptolemy. Here are the readings … Continue reading →

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Bohemians Who Want to Be Philistines

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Ever since beginning this Great Books Project, I’ve known that some of you out there have been itching to read about crazy Roman emperors. We’re going to start reading Tacitus this week, so your wait is over. Here are the … Continue reading →

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Interview: Why Christians Should Read the Great Books

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

A recent post here resulted in an invitation to appear on the Research on Religion podcast. Host Tony Gill was intrigued by my applying lessons from Plato to dining at Applebee’s in the 21st century. We recorded the interview last … Continue reading →

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All the World’s a Stage

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Three Great Books Monday posts in a row . . . what is the world coming to? If you have never read Henry James before, you’re in for a treat this week. Here are the readings for the coming week: … Continue reading →

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Rationality Is Talking to a Horse

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

I’m not ashamed to admit it: there are some weeks when I’d rather just not read anything at all. There has been at least one sick person in my house every day since last Tuesday, and I’ve had to spend … Continue reading →

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Back to Great Books Monday!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

We hit 2,500 pages of Science and Mathematics this week in the Great Books Project. Just thinking of it makes me mentally tired. Here are the readings for the coming week: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, Part IV (GBWW Vol. … Continue reading →

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