Tag Archives: Archimedes

Ever Wonder How They Figured Out Pi?

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Dr. J

This week in the Great Books Project you have a chance to remedy that gaping hole in your education. I refer, of course, to your most likely never having read a masque before. Therefore, I give you John Milton. Here … Continue reading →

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Archimedes Breaks Things

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Dr. J

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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Being an Emperor’s Heir is a Dangerous Job

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Dr. J

While I wasn’t paying attention last week, we passed the 3,000-page mark in the Man and Society category of the Great Books Project. We should hit 13,000 pages overall in the next few weeks. Here are the readings for the … Continue reading →

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Faust Was a Keynesian

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Dr. J

I confess that there have been a few times since beginning this Great Books project that I’ve looked at my reading list for the week with trepidation, as a chore to be accomplished. This past week, though, I kept on … Continue reading →

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