Tag Archives: Edward Gibbon

Philosopher Dies by Strangulation, Not in Classroom

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Dr. J

If you are disappointed by last week’s election results, take heart. President Trump can’t stop you from reading the Great Books! Here are the readings for the coming week: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Book IV (GBWW Vol. 51, … Continue reading →

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Soul Precedes Body; Intellect Precedes Sense

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Dr. J

Here you all are worrying about today’s U.S. presidential election when there are Great Books to discuss. Focus on what’s important, people! Here are the readings for the coming week: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Book III, Chapters 10-19 … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ever Rob a Temple

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Dr. J

If you’re at all like me, you view the major cultural and political developments of 2016 with a jaundiced eye. I’ve found, however, that by immersing myself in great works like the ones below, I can insulate myself from some … Continue reading →

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Rome Falls

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Dr. J

I am making good on my promise to resume the Great Books Project posts. True, I’m doing it about one year later than I had intended, but better late than never. The laptop on which I had been drafting posts … Continue reading →

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Plato Channels Nigel Tufnel

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Dr. J

Great Books Project posts in consecutive weeks? That hasn’t happened in a while! Let’s get right to it. Here are the readings for the coming week: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Book II, Chapters 1-10 (GBWW Vol. 51, pp. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Trust Anyone Under Fifty

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Dr. J

My high hopes for summer reading were disappointed as I took on new job responsibilities and my family went through a move (and is actually still going through it—we have been between houses for more than a month). I lost … Continue reading →

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Angels Weren’t Created Happy

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dr. J

We are down in the weeds in the midst of six lengthy works this week in the Great Books Project and will be for some time. Fortunately, my enthusiasm for recently resuming the project should keep me from getting bogged … Continue reading →

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Riding to Heaven on a Dung Beetle

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Dr. J

It feels great to be able to make another one of these Great Books Project posts after so long a hiatus. To let you all know how serious I am about getting back into this routine, this week we’re pulling … Continue reading →

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You Are Not a Trojan Woman. Count Your Blessings.

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Dr. J

It’s a new year, we’re passing the 4,500-page mark in the Great Books Project’s Science and Mathematics category, and I am already a week behind! Let’s get right to it. Here are the readings for the coming week: Peace by … Continue reading →

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“I Would My Horse Had the Speed of Your Tongue.”

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Dr. J

This week in the Great Books Project we finish off the last of the John Milton volume and start Thomas Aquinas’s treatise on angels. We’ll also read about the Visigoths’ sack of Rome if my guess is right. All this … Continue reading →

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