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Why Study The Great Books? | Martin Cothran and Dan Sheffler
Episode 38

Why Study The Great Books? | Martin Cothran and Dan Sheffler

Classical Et Cetera

June 2, 202240m 37s

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Show Notes

Many see reading the Great Books as a productive pastime. But, is there value in a formal study of the Great Books for personal growth? In this episode, Martin Cothran and Dan Sheffler delve into the rhyme and reason of intentionally improving one's knowledge of the wisdom found in the Great Books of the Western world. Martin and Dan both head up Memoria College, a program designed to provide a meaningful encounter with the fundamental texts of philosophy, literature, theology, psychology, history, economics, and science. This episode is full of laughs and truths: check it out! To learn more about Memoria College, check out https://memoriacollege.org