Monthly Archives: March 2014

O Voltaire! O Humanity! O Idiocy!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dr. J

With the completion of the Histories of Tacitus, we have finished another volume in the GBWW series. This week we continue our readings in Roman history with our first foray into Gibbon. Here are the readings for the coming week: … Continue reading →

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Nietzsche Throws Bombs

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Dr. J

I failed to mention last week that we finished yet another volume of the Great Books of the Western World series when we wrapped up Spinoza’s Ethics. I forget exactly how many that makes, but we’ve already knocked out several … Continue reading →

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Ibsen Didn’t Like Marriage Much, I Guess

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Dr. J

Where else on the internet will you read Aristotle and Nietzsche as part of the same assignment? Nowhere that I know of; that’s my Unique Selling Proposition. Let’s get to it! Here are the readings for the coming week: Candide … Continue reading →

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