Monthly Archives: October 2011

Eugene O’Neill Writes Weird Stuff

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Dr. J

Ten months into this Great Books reading program, we have completed more than 4,500 pages of reading and are still going strong. The works continue to increase in difficulty gradually, but we’re all big boys and girls and can get … Continue reading →

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Dostoevsky is a Downer

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Dr. J

It’s another Great Books Monday, and we’re on pace to break the 4,500-page mark this week. Just today I was speaking to a colleague about this project and noted how it has helped me to have meaningful conversations and a … Continue reading →

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A Farewell to Homer (Sort Of)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Dr. J

Whew! Many apologies for the delay in posting this week’s readings. I lost three days over the weekend by traveling to Arkansas for my 20-year high school reunion (which, by the way, was fantastic). I didn’t finish the Iliad until … Continue reading →

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Death of the Classics (?)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dr. J

If you have never had a chance to peruse the website of Taki’s Magazine, you might want to take a look. It features a number of iconoclastic writers who for one reason or another aren’t welcome in bien-pensant circles. Last … Continue reading →

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Matter in Motion

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dr. J

Can it be? After a mere 40 weeks, we’re about to complete the first of our sixty-seven volumes of the Great Books (I’m omitting the three volumes from the two series that are largely indices). It’s fitting that we finish … Continue reading →

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What Is Property?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Dr. J

It’s Great Books Monday once again, and I barely managed to finish last week’s reading in time to make this post. It seems like the ideas in the last batch of selections were headier than usual and required more reflection. … Continue reading →

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