The Great Conversation: Soul
The Great Conversation: Soul By Gabriel Blanchard The nourishment and maturation of the soul is the stated aim of classic education. We had better know what we mean […]
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Kafka: An Author Profile
KafkaAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The work of Kafka is nonsensical, dark, directionless—and celebrated. ❧ Full name and titles: Franz Kafka [fränts käf-kà; see our pronunciation guide for details]❧ Dates:
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Shelley: An Author Profile
ShelleyAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Practically every sci-fi, horror, and futuristic story owes something to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. ❧ Full name and titles: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née
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The Great Conversation: Immortality
The Great Conversation: Immortality By Gabriel Blanchard Fittingly, immortality is one of the perennial subjects of human thought. As The Princess Bride taught us, man is mortal. People
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Ibsen: An Author Profile
IbsenAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Ibsen is among the most influential—and controversial—of modern dramatists. ❧ Full name and titles: Henrik Johan Ibsen [hĕn-rĭk yō-hän ĭb-sĕn; see our pronunciation
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The Great Conversation: Time
What is time? Scientists, mystics, and philosophers have tried to describe and define it, yet it has eluded most of them—even though we all experience it.
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The Great Conversation: Science
The Great Conversation: Science By Gabriel Blanchard Science has taken us from watching the moon to walking on it. The word science comes ultimately from the Latin scire,
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Marx: An Author Profile
Marx is, to put it mildly, a controversial figure. But nineteenth and twentieth century history cannot be understood without studying his ideas.
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Gandhi: An Author Profile
Mahatma Gandhi is the father of nonviolent resistance movements throughout the twentieth century, from India to the US to South Africa to the USSR.
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Confucius: An Author Profile
Confucius is not only one of the great minds of China, but has wielded an influence on the politics and culture of the entire world.
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