Alexander Arguelles | Great Books of the Western World @ProfASAr | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
What are "the Great Books of the Western World" and what is "Great Books education?" Join me in a conversation with Steve James to find out:
00:00 - History of the Great Books series
02:41 - Popularity of the Great Books beyond the universities
05:12 - Why read old books?
06:59 - A tour of the books in the series
12:02 - Ideal reading order
18:40 - Why a discussion circle?
22:05 - Growing reading capacity
23:38 - Skills of analysis and discussion
26:49 - Becoming well read
30:42 - The benefit of an expert teacher
32:00 - Uncovering in the roots of the Western intellectual tradition
35:41 - How to join the discussion circle
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