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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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Beethoven’s Fifth Transformed Music
October 31, 2024
Few symphonies rival the popularity of Beethoven’s fifth. The work has made its way across every major concert hall in the world, influenced today’s popular music, and is heard in film and television. The piece is so well known that it’s nearly impossible to whistle the opening’s theme, without someone recognizing it. But as with all popular music, and especially in the case of classical music, on...
Prospero’s Revenge
October 24, 2024
I published a post on the first lecture of Shakespeare’s The Tempest three weeks ago. In that post we learned that Prospero, a learned man and magician, lost his dukedom to his scheming younger brother, Antonio, who conspired against him with King Alonso. Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, were sent to sea on a small and leaky boat and expected to die, but providentially ended up at an island whe...
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...
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