Monthly Archives: March 2013

New Page in the Reading Economics Project

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Dr. J

The long-awaited (or at least long-delayed) page listing the works in the Reading Economics Project is now live on the site. It is still incomplete, but it had been on the drawing board long enough (I made the initial draft … Continue reading →

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Ayn Rand vs. C.S. Lewis: A Failure to Communicate

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Dr. J

A fifteen-year-old book containing sixty-year-old marginal notes is making waves in the blogosphere this week. Someone over on the First Things blog made a post titled “Ayn Rand Really, Really Hated C.S. Lewis,” which dredges up material from Ayn Rand’s Marginalia … 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 Dr. J

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 Dr. J

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 Dr. J

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 Dr. J

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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Great Books Project Post Index Up to Date!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dr. J

I’m pleased to announce that the index of posts in the Great Books Project is now up to date! The index had been stuck in the first half of 2011 for some time, but as Dave Barry would say, “Alert … Continue reading →

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