Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this clip Christian breaks down the syntopicon - an original work by Mortimer Adler and part of Britannica's Great Books of the Western World book set. This clip is taken from a full video that can be found here:
youtube.com/watch?v=yZRahuLq2x4

ABOUT THINKINGWEST
ThinkingWest aims to revive the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through promoting the study of the great books of the western world, classical approaches to education, and through thoughtful commentary on current events, history, philosophy, culture, education, and religion.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren: amzn.to/3NOLCrm
How to Read and Why, Harold Bloom: amzn.to/3J69V0y
The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer: amzn.to/3LB5Djq

LINKS
Website: thinkingwest.com
Donate to support this work: thinkingwest.com/donate
Classic book lists: thinkingwest.com/book-lists

Music composed and produced by Adam Drakos.

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