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Felice Bochman (A2009)

Formally the Senior Editorial Director for Care.com, and Managing Editor for Babyzone.com, Felice continues her work in e-commerce and web content. She has a BA in English and Philosophy and an MA in English Literature. Her web content and freelan… Continue reading

05. January 2009 by Arrian
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Sari Harris (A2009)

I am the Senior Information Architect on the product team of Thumbplay, Inc., where I get to focus on people’s obsessions with their handheld devices and mobile media. Previously, I spent six years at the Economist Group as an information architec… Continue reading

05. January 2009 by Arrian
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Please reply: Reminder and *new number* for tonight’s call – Thucydides Book 2

Hi everyone,I wanted to remind of you of tonight’s call, January 5, and to give you the new call in information for the Thucydides reading group. Please update your calendars as this will be the call in information now.Monday, January 58pm Eastern… Continue reading

05. January 2009 by Arrian
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Aristotle reading group trivia

All,My dad noticed my Aristotle book the other day, and pointed out a bit of trivia that I was not aware of. Richard McKeon, editor of the volume, is apparently the U of Chicago professor who was the inspiration for the ‘Chairman’ character in Rob… Continue reading

05. January 2009 by Arrian
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Thucydides Book 2 Outline

Dear fellow readers,I want to wish you a warm holiday season in this extremely cold weather (yes, it is even cold here in Texas!). I am looking forward to our next call on Monday Jan 5th. Till then enjoy the reading. I have included an outline of … Continue reading

23. December 2008 by Arrian
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Clip: the first “computer” reassembled?

Folks,Pat Wictor, the cofounder of the reading groups, sent me a link to an article about the successful reassembly of the world’s first “computer.”A British museum curator has built a working replica of a 2,000-year-old Greek machine that has bee… Continue reading

18. December 2008 by Arrian
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Aristotle assignments for Jan and Feb; Happy Holidays!

Folks,Happy holidays to you. I look forward to reading Aristotle with you in 2009.Keep in mind that many of my professor friends were reluctant to help me develop this curriculum because they believed we should be reading secondary sources for an … Continue reading

18. December 2008 by Arrian
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Jonathan Gordon (A2009)

I am married with three kids and live on the Upper West Side in New York City. I am an investment banker with The van Tulleken Company, an M&A boutique firm focused on information, media, publishing, education and technology companies. Prior to jo… Continue reading

16. December 2008 by Arrian
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From Bruce

I don’t know if the reading odyssey knows this but the britannica blog has been running a series of pieces about the heydey and meaning of the great books phenomenon in the 1950s. Here is the link to the book-length essay that went with the first … Continue reading

12. December 2008 by Arrian
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Thucydides Study questions Book 2

Dear fellow readers, What a great conversation we had on Book 1. I appreciate the input you all gave on that call. I was impressed with the questions you all raised and how many different approaches came up. We will have to bring up Thucydides’ ph… Continue reading

11. December 2008 by Arrian
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