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Aristotle’s Politics Reading Odyssey call
We had a great conversation tonight discussing Aristotle’s Politics. You can listen to the conversation either now on this webpage or later as a podcast. To listen live simply click on the link below and it should start playing. To listen later as… Continue reading
Darwin 2009: Origin Chapters 1 & 2 6 Oct 2009 audio recording
We had a great call tonight discussing Chapters 1 & 2 of Origin of Species! Here’s the audio recording for the 6 October conference call -if you were unable to make the conversation (or just want to enjoy it again!) please download the mp3 here: T… Continue reading
Comments by Mark Casey on Book 7 of the Odyssey
Question: In book 7, Odysseus is carefully counseled by two women (one a princess, the other a goddess) in how to approach Queen Arete. How is hospitality defined according to Odysseus’ experience at the palace in Phaeacia? How does it compare to … Continue reading
Aristotle Politics – Questions?
I hope your Politics reading is going well. Book 1 is a bit rough with the awful commentary on slaves and women – at least I found it one of the more difficult to tolerate passages.Barring that, how is your reading going?Can you send one or more q… Continue reading
Homer 2009-1 Books 1-8 Oct 5 09 – audio recording
Here’s the Group 1 audio recording for the Homer Odyssey Books 1-8 call on Mon October 5, 2009. Listen online or download the mp3 file so you can listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Continue reading
MP3 of Homer’s “Odyssey” Call, group #2, from Monday, Oct. 5
The Reading Odyssey’s Odyssey reading group #2 had a wonderful kickoff discussion of books 1-8 Monday, October 5, 2009. Readers who joined the conversation include Joe Crookston, Andy Fox, Ellen Wictor, Jonathan Byrd, Amy Selwyn, Joe Jencks, Erik … Continue reading
Homer Odyssey Books 1-8 Study Guide Questions
For those of you who may be following our reading of Homer remotely or just via the web, here’s our schedule of reading over the next three months and below that I have put the reading questions that I distributed to each reader for the first call… Continue reading
Darwin’s Origins
One section of Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” starts tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The reading group will have read chapters 1 & 2 and reviewed the reading questions created and distributed by our moderator Stephanie Aktipis. If you’d l… Continue reading
Homer’s Odyssey starts tonight
Two sections of Homer’s Odyssey have their first call tonight, Monday October 5, 2009.The groups have each read books 1-8 of the Odyssey and will be talking about those books in a phone call moderated by Andre Stipanovic for group 1 and Pat Wictor… Continue reading
Darwin’s kick in the pants – Wallace 1858
If anyone is curious about reading Wallace’s text on natural selection, download this file. This is the paper Wallace sent to Darwin that prompted Darwin to move forward with his publication of ‘Origin of Species’. Enjoy! Stephanie Aktipis Continue reading →
07. October 2009 by Arrian
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