Hegel: An Author Profile
HegelAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Though his philosophy seems to be the airiest and most abstract of any thinker, we grapple with the consequences of Hegel’s ideas […]
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Cather: An Author Profile
CatherAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Few authors achieve the distinctive transparency of Cather’s work. ❧ Full name: Willa (née Wilella) Sibert Cather [wĭł-à, wĭ-lĕł-à sē-bŕt kăð-ŕ; see
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Ptolemy: An Author Profile
PtolemyAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown The Ptolemaic system has become a byword for backwardness, yet in truth, Ptolemy is arguably the father of science. ❧ Full name:
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Franklin: An Author Profile
FranklinAn Author Profile By Travis Copeland If there ever was a renaissance man, it was Benjamin Franklin. ❧ Full name and titles: Benjamin Franklin [bĕn-jà-mĭn frâŋk-lĭn; see our pronunciation
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A Hundred Days of Dante Begin Tomorrow!
A Hundred Days of Dante Are About to Begin! Go to hell—and beyond it. We’ve covered the 100 Days of Dante project before: Baylor University Honors College, one
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Student Essay: Beowulf and Ecclesiastes
Student Essay: Beowulf and Ecclesiastes By Caleb Dummermuth The Old English epic and the biblical book share the same lament and the same hope. Ecclesiastes is a sobering
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Rawls: An Author Profile
RawlsAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown One of our first childhood lessons is “Life isn’t fair.” But what if it could be? ❧ Full name: John Bordley Rawls
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Steinbeck: An Author Profile
SteinbeckAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The moral and atmospheric power of Steinbeck’s writing has justly won him an enduring place in the American canon. ❧ Full name
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Caesar: An Author Profile
CaesarAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown With the rise of Julius Caesar, the history of Rome, the Mediterranean, and ultimately of civilization was permanently changed. ❧ Full name
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“A Hundred Days of Dante”
The Largest Dante Reading Group Worldwide Have you ever wanted to read the Divine Comedy? Don’t cross into hell alone … Dante Alighieri was one of the finest
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