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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Archimedes Breaks Things
I failed to mention last week that we have passed the 17,000-page mark in our Great Books Project. With all the works we’ve completed or are about to complete this month, it got lost in the shuffle. Let’s celebrate with … Continue reading
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Tagged Archimedes, Cervantes, Descartes, Great Books, Henry Fielding, Plutarch, Thomas Aquinas
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Darwin Is Done
This past week we wrapped up the last of our readings from Charles Darwin in the Great Books Project, completing Volume 49 of the Great Books of the Western World. This week we’ll see the last of Descartes. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged Cervantes, Charles Darwin, Descartes, Great Books, Henry Fielding, Plutarch, Thomas Aquinas
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Reading the Great Books: Three Years Down, Four to Go
It’s that time at the beginning of the new year to take a look back and evaluate the progress on this project I keep harping on of reading the Great Books. If you’ve been following along to any extent whatsoever, … Continue reading
Sheep Are No Match for Don Quixote
The Great Books Project marches on in 2014! Expect a summary of our 2013 and overall progress later in the week. Here are the readings for the coming week: Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, Book XV (GBWW Vol. 37, pp. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cervantes, Charles Darwin, Descartes, Great Books, Henry Fielding, Plutarch, Thomas Aquinas
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