Tag Archives: Henrik Ibsen

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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War in Heaven . . . Outcome Never in Doubt

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s Great Books Monday (on Monday!) again, and this week we are going to pass 2,400 pages in the philosophy/religion category. Can you think of a better way to do that than by working excruciatingly difficult math problems? Of course … Continue reading →

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Herodotus: Historian or Epic Poet?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dr. J

I’m a day late with this week’s Great Books post, but I hope your anger will be assuaged when you learn that we are finishing a Gateway to the Great Books volume this week. Yes, really! Here are the readings … Continue reading →

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Use Your Labor Day to Read the Great Books

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Dr. J

It’s Great Books Monday again (seemingly the only day of the week I’m able to post these days), and this week we will come within a whisker of our 2,000th page of science and mathematics reading since beginning this project … Continue reading →

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Bertrand Russell Is a Snob

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Dr. J

I have no witty intro for this week’s Great Books Monday post, so let’s just jump right in, shall we?  Here are the readings for the coming week: Paradise Lost by John Milton, Book IV (GBWW Vol. 29, pp. 152-174) … Continue reading →

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William James: We Can’t Walk in Each Other’s Shoes (?)

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Dr. J

In this week’s Great Books post, I’d like to note that last week we passed the 2,200-page mark in the Man and Society category and the 2,300-page mark in Religion/Philosophy. Big numbers, to be sure, but there’s much more to … Continue reading →

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