Benefits of Reading the Great Books

Описание: Why read the great books? What kind of education can we get from them? Here are three practical benefits we can get from reading the great books.

ABOUT THE PODCAST
The ThinkingWest: Great Books Explored podcast revives the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through exploring the great books of the western world. We dive deep into the most influential books of all time, read short essays and letters from the greatest thinkers, and discuss timeless ideas that continue to shape our culture today.

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: https://amzn.to/3NOLCrm
How to Read and Why, Harold Bloom: https://amzn.to/3J69V0y
The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer: https://amzn.to/3LB5Djq

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

Music composed and produced by Adam Drakos.

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