Calendar

Nov
16
Wed
Dies Mercurii
Nov 16 all-day
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

Jan
31
Tue
Birth of Learning
Jan 31 – Feb 6 all-day

Dear Class,

 

I’m sorry not to have posted this earlier; sed potius sero quam numquam, ecce:

A History of Education in Antiquity – Page 61 –

Please read from page 61 -92

Feb
8
Wed
Electra (Film)
Feb 8 – Feb 12 all-day