Tag Archives: William Hazlitt

The Honor of Lilliputians

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Dr. J

Amazingly, we’re coming to the end of Month 25 of readings in this Great Books Project. Last week we read our 3,000th page of Philosophy and Theology. This week we’ll come within a whisker of passing the 3,500-page mark in … Continue reading →

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Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dr. J

Do you feel a sense of responsibility when you realize that, when you read the Great Books, you are dealing with some of the most profound and influential documents in the history of the world? I think that some people … Continue reading →

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Young People, You WILL Die, So Stop Pretending

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dr. J

Another Monday, another 100+ pages of Western civilization’s best in the books. What’s not to like? Here are the readings for the upcoming week: “The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaller” by Gustave Flaubert (GGB Vol. 3, pp. 371-392) “Theseus” … Continue reading →

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Mobsters, Melting Pots, and Lab Explosions

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dr. J

If you’re reading the Great Books along with me, are you starting to look at the world in a slightly different way? I think I am, even though I already work with some of these texts as part of my … Continue reading →

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Dung Beetles and a Townful of Liars

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Dr. J

If you aren’t following along with the readings I’m posting each Monday, let me tell you that you are missing out on some great stuff. Here are the selections for the upcoming week: “The Killers” by Ernest Hemingway (Vol. 2, … Continue reading →

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