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“Better to Reign in Hell . . .”
It’s Great Books Monday once again, and we’re taking a foray into late-19th-century naturalism this week. I’m getting ready for my first Ibsen play . . . Here are the readings for the coming week: Paradise Lost by John Milton, … Continue reading
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Tagged Epictetus, Great Books, John Milton, Montaigne, Plutarch, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Huxley
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Joseph Conrad on How to Enjoy Getting Blown Up
On this Great Books Monday we embark on a journey through the greatest poem in the English language. Are you ready? Here are the readings for the coming week: Paradise Lost by John Milton, Book I (GBWW Vol. 29, pp. … Continue reading
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Tagged Demetrius, Epictetus, Francis Bacon, Great Books, Joseph Conrad, Montaigne, Plutarch, Thomas Huxley
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Achilles, the Three-Fifths Clause, and a Piece of Chalk
It’s another Great Books Monday, and if you’re like me, you’re feeling a sense of accomplishment for finishing Plato’s Republic this past week. Hopefully you’ll get that feeling many more times as we make further progress in this project. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Federalist Papers, Great Books, Homer, John Dewey, Montaigne, Plato, Thomas Huxley
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