Monthly Archives: September 2012

Thomas Malthus Isn’t All Bad

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Dr. J

It looks like I’m squeaking in under the wire for another Great Books Monday post, thanks to Galen and Descartes (mostly Descartes). We are closing in on the 10,000-page and will be there in a couple of weeks. Here are … Continue reading →

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Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dr. J

In case you didn’t know, this week is Tolkien Week around the world. Each year fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings observe the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins on September 22. In 2012, an added incentive to celebrate is … Continue reading →

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War in Heaven . . . Outcome Never in Doubt

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s Great Books Monday (on Monday!) again, and this week we are going to pass 2,400 pages in the philosophy/religion category. Can you think of a better way to do that than by working excruciatingly difficult math problems? Of course … Continue reading →

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Free Books This Month at Liberty Classroom!

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Dr. J

For those of you have not already joined the fun over at Liberty Classroom, Tom Woods is giving away free, autographed copies of some of his books to new members this month! You can choose from Nullification, Rollback, and 33 … Continue reading →

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Herodotus: Historian or Epic Poet?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dr. J

I’m a day late with this week’s Great Books post, but I hope your anger will be assuaged when you learn that we are finishing a Gateway to the Great Books volume this week. Yes, really! Here are the readings … Continue reading →

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Use Your Labor Day to Read the Great Books

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s Great Books Monday again (seemingly the only day of the week I’m able to post these days), and this week we will come within a whisker of our 2,000th page of science and mathematics reading since beginning this project … Continue reading →

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