Tag Archives: Voltaire

Nietzsche Throws Bombs

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

I failed to mention last week that we finished yet another volume of the Great Books of the Western World series when we wrapped up Spinoza’s Ethics. I forget exactly how many that makes, but we’ve already knocked out several … Continue reading →

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Interview: Why Christians Should Read the Great Books

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

A recent post here resulted in an invitation to appear on the Research on Religion podcast. Host Tony Gill was intrigued by my applying lessons from Plato to dining at Applebee’s in the 21st century. We recorded the interview last … Continue reading →

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Space and Time: A Priori Intuitions?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

On this Great Books Monday, I’ve been ruminating on the difficulty of some of the works we’re going through. Seriously, Aristotle’s Physics and Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason are pretty dense. I’ve had to remind myself that part of analytical … Continue reading →

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Funeral Games and Giant Aliens

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Another Monday means another report on the Great Books. We’re still plugging along and on pace to finish in 2017. This week we will cross the 6,500-page mark in the program. Here are the readings for the upcoming week: The … Continue reading →

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“Honey, You’re Prettier Than All Those Other Women Who’ve Had My Children”

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

With more than 4,000 pages of the Great Books completed as of this morning, I suppose we have some justification for preening. No doubt all your friends and relations are showering you with praise if you’ve read everything posted here … Continue reading →

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