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Marxism, Socialism, and Communism
The ideologies of Marxism, socialism, and communism have been the cause of immense human misery throughout history. Yet they remain popular and are among the forces destroying America today. This course will consider the nature, history, and legacy of these ideologies.
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Jane Austen on Love and Reason
October 9, 2024
Marriage is an ailing institution in America. Divorce rates hover around 40% and, while the language of “love” is prevalent in public discourse, the word lacks clear definition and consensus. What can Jane Austen’s literary models of marriage offer us in the way of a remedy? In the “Great Books 102” course, Dr. Lorraine Murphy begins her lecture on Pride and Prejudice by suggesting that Jane Au...
“What Cheer?”
October 3, 2024
“What cheer?” is the line spoken by the Boatswain, a minor character, at the beginning of Shakespeare’s comedy The Tempest. The play opens in a storm somewhere in the Mediterranean off the coast of a fictional island. Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan and a magician, and his fifteen-year-old daughter, Miranda, live on that island. Prospero causes the storm. We’ll learn why later. “What cheer...
The Readiness Is All
September 26, 2024
“The readiness is all” is a famous line spoken by Prince Hamlet to his friend Horatio. It means always to be ready for death, to face one’s fate ready to die, because we never know when that moment will be; and we cannot escape it when it comes. All we can do is be ready. In two earlier posts, I described Act One and Acts Two and Three of Hamlet, based on the second and third lectures by Stephe...
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