A Bibliophile's Odyssey: Reading The Great Books

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Great Books Ep 68. Aeschylus - Eumenides. Paternal Shadows: Devotion, Duty or Rebellion?
The father-son relationship is a complex one. Literature depicts it in different ways, from matching immense expectations to the fight against tyranny.
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Rob, a bibliophile
Great Books Ep 67. Aeschylus - Choephoroe, Part 2. Repairing Ruptures: The Timeless Call for Connection
If we live in a world where people take active steps in repairing ruptured connections, we'll be on a path of better tomorrows.
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Rob, a bibliophile
Great Books Ep 66. Aeschylus - Choephoroe, Part 1. Strands of Significance: Thinking of Hair Symbolism
Hair has played a significant role in literature and life in the past and it continues to do so even in modern times.
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Rob, a bibliophile
Great Books Ep 65. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 5. The Unseen Battle: Mental Health and Societal Responses
The modern society has made a lot of advancements, but still, there is a lot of stigma against suicide.
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Rob, a bibliophile
Great Books Ep 64. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 4. The Eternal Journey towards the Boundless Quest for Knowledge
Do we acknowledge the inherent limitlessness of human curiosity and ambition or despair at the hopelessness of not being able to grasp and understand…
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Great Books Ep 63. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 3. Justice in Golden Halls or Humble Huts?
Though we might believe that the poor are more just, most of the institutions that pronounce judgments to defend justice - say courts and governments…
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Great Books Ep 62. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 2. Deliver us from Evil: Differing views on Morality and Temptation
What is temptation? One could define it to broadly refer to the urge to perform an action that is considered undesirable as per the beliefs of the group…
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Rob, a bibliophile
Great Books Ep 61. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 1. Sacrifice and Suffering: The Cost of Victory
It is heartbreaking to have to sacrifice something deeply personal for the sake of duty to a group. The personal cost of extraordinary voyages and…
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Great Books Ep 60. Aeschylus - Prometheus Bound. Unsavory Tasks, Unyielding Goals: Managers' Duty to Get Things Done
There are hundreds and thousands of unsavory jobs in the world that people have to do but may not like to. Managers sometimes have to step in to urge…
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Rob, a bibliophile
Great Books Ep 59. Aeschylus - The Seven Against Thebes. Part 2. Between Duty and Decree: Navigating Personal Beliefs and Societal Laws
How does one find a balance between personal conviction and collective norms? When personal beliefs are at odds with the laws of the land, they can be…
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Rob, a bibliophile
Great Books Ep 58. Aeschylus - The Seven Against Thebes. Part 1. Numbers, Dreams, and Superstitions: What Makes Us Feel Special?
Our yearning to recognize special numbers in myriads of situations makes us feel special and unique. Numbers seem to have a mystical power over…
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Great Books Ep 57. Aeschylus - The Persians. Part 2. Epic Ventures, Ambitious Dreams and Spectacular Failures
Though giant leaps of progress depend on people with ambitious dreams who set out on epic ventures, there are cautionary tales of spectacular failures…
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