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“Cut Me One From His Small!”
Here are some observations on last week’s Great Books readings: Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Chapters 55-75: If Ahab’s soliloquy over the dead sperm whale didn’t give you chills, I think there must be something wrong with you. And since … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Aristotle, David Hume, Federalist Papers, Great Books, Herman Melville, William Gilbert
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Goodbye, Alexander Hamilton
As we close in on the end of the first year of this Great Books reading program, I’m looking back over the list of works we’ve read and can’t help being impressed. That list will only grow, of course. I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, David Hume, Federalist Papers, George Washington, Great Books, Herman Melville, William Gilbert
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Captain Ahab Means Business
Another Monday, another feeling of accomplishment at what we read in the past week. If you find yourself struggling to find enough time to read, consider picking up audio versions of some of these works and listening to them in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, David Hume, Federalist Papers, Great Books, Haniel Long, Herman Melville, William Gilbert
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Moderns Hate Aristotle
Reading the Great Books won’t burn off the turkey you ate last week, but it ought to. This week we pass 1,500 pages in Imaginative Literature and 1,300 pages in Philosophy and Theology; that is some hard work, let me … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, David Hume, Edmund Burke, Federalist Papers, Great Books, Herman Melville, William Gilbert
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Call Me Ishmael
This week our Great Books reading program will pass the 5,000-page mark. That calls for a celebration! I hereby give you permission to take this Thursday off from work if you’re in the United States. Here are the readings for … Continue reading
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Tagged Federalist Papers, Great Books, Henry Adams, Herman Melville, Plutarch, William Gilbert, William James
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Shylock is a Meanie
On this Great Books Monday, gird up your loins, for we are about to embark on a quest for the Great White Whale. Here are the readings for the upcoming week: Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Ch. 1-15 (GBWW Vol. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bertrand Russell, Federalist Papers, Great Books, Plato, Plutarch, Shakespeare, William Harvey
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Stephanie Meyer Ripped Edward Cullen Off from George Eliot
On this Great Books Monday, I’m happy to announce that we’re about to pass another milestone: 1,000 pages of science and mathematics readings. I’m particularly excited about this number, even though it is the genre from which we’ve read the … Continue reading
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Tagged Federalist Papers, George Eliot, Great Books, John Locke, Lucretius, Plutarch, William Harvey
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Eugene O’Neill Writes Weird Stuff
Ten months into this Great Books reading program, we have completed more than 4,500 pages of reading and are still going strong. The works continue to increase in difficulty gradually, but we’re all big boys and girls and can get … Continue reading
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Tagged Epicurus, Eugene O'Neill, Federalist Papers, Great Books, Henry David Thoreau, Lucretius, William Harvey
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Dostoevsky is a Downer
It’s another Great Books Monday, and we’re on pace to break the 4,500-page mark this week. Just today I was speaking to a colleague about this project and noted how it has helped me to have meaningful conversations and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Federalist Papers, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Great Books, Hippocrates, John Locke, Lucretius, Xenophon
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A Farewell to Homer (Sort Of)
Whew! Many apologies for the delay in posting this week’s readings. I lost three days over the weekend by traveling to Arkansas for my 20-year high school reunion (which, by the way, was fantastic). I didn’t finish the Iliad until … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Federalist Papers, Great Books, Homer, John Locke, Lucretius, Michael Faraday
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