Two Professors on How to Tackle the Great Books

03/16/18 • 29 min

Michael is joined by two great professors from the Honors College of Belmont Abbey College to discuss the importance of reading great books. We discuss many of the modern problems in discourse and how the great books of history and our Catholic culture address it.

Whether you're looking for a possible college program to reacquire the intellectual tradition of the West, or just want some reading encouragement, give us a listen.

Honors College Website: http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/honors-college/

Email Joseph Wysocki at [email protected]

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Whether you're looking for a possible college program to reacquire the intellectual tradition of the West, or just want some reading encouragement, give us a listen.

Honors College Website: http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/honors-college/

Email Joseph Wysocki at [email protected]

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