Calendar

Dec
24
Sat
Commentaries on the Gallic War
Dec 24 2016 – Jan 2 2017 all-day
Jan
17
Tue
The Birth of Learning
Jan 17 – Jan 23 all-day

Dear Class at Fordham,

Here are the links for this week’s readings:

marrou-old-education-sophism

The universities of ancient Greece

Take care!

Jan
25
Wed
Birth of Learning
Jan 25 – Jan 31 all-day

Dear Class,

Here is the link for this week’s reading, same as last week’s link, but the pages to be read are from 46-60:

marrou-old-education-sophism

Also, here is a link to the audio files for Plato’s Gorgias, with on-line text:

Gorgias – LibriVox

Online text

Wikipedia Book – Gorgias (a little preliminary reference that may be useful)

And, if you are interested in the book review I mentioned about atheism in the ancient world:

Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World

Mar
7
Tue
Birth of Learning
Mar 7 – Mar 21 all-day
Mar
21
Tue
Plutarch “On the Education of Children”
Mar 21 – Apr 4 all-day

Plutarch • The Education of Children text

03 – A Discourse Touching the Training of Children, part 1 audiobook

04 – A Discourse Touching the Training of Children, part 2 audiobook

Plutarch • De Auditu text

31 – Of Hearing, part 1 audiobook

32 – Of Hearing, part 2 audiobook

Note the two translations are different, but the text for the audiobook can be found here: Online text on pages 3 and 441, respectively.

Mar
24
Fri
Classical Mythology — Electra
Mar 24 – Mar 27 all-day