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The Great Books Foundation Reading and Discussion Program, Fourth Series
The Great Books Reading and Discussion Program anthologies include many Western classics—the ones you always "meant" to read. These works are presented in manageable selections specially chosen for their ability to stimulate discussion. Reading through these volumes is to survey the best that has been thought and said in the Western tradition.
CONTENTS
"The Indestructibility of Our Inner Nature" by Schopenhauer, Medea (selection) by Euripides, "The Spirit of Capitalism" by Weber, The Misanthrope (selection) by Molière, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Gibbon, Job (Bible), "Utilitarianism" by Mill, Caesar and Cleopatra (selection) by Shaw, "The City of God" by St. Augustine, "Symposium" by Plato, Of Experience (selection) by Montaigne, "Rameau's Nephew" by Diderot, The Tempest (selection) by Shakespeare, "The Federalist" by Hamilton, Jay, Madison, The Overcoat (selection) by Gogol.
CONTENTS
"The Indestructibility of Our Inner Nature" by Schopenhauer, Medea (selection) by Euripides, "The Spirit of Capitalism" by Weber, The Misanthrope (selection) by Molière, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Gibbon, Job (Bible), "Utilitarianism" by Mill, Caesar and Cleopatra (selection) by Shaw, "The City of God" by St. Augustine, "Symposium" by Plato, Of Experience (selection) by Montaigne, "Rameau's Nephew" by Diderot, The Tempest (selection) by Shakespeare, "The Federalist" by Hamilton, Jay, Madison, The Overcoat (selection) by Gogol.
930 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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