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Enlightenment and Secularism

Essays on the Mobilization of Reason

by Fred Baumann, Alice Behnegar, Nasser Behnegar, Mark Blitz, Henry C. Clark, Dean DiSpalatro, Brian J. Glenn, Ryan Hanley, Jeffrey L. High, Christopher Lynch, Svetozar Minkov, Andrea Radasanu, John T. Scott, Susan Meld Shell, Benjamin Storey, Friederike von Schwerin-High, Andre Wakefield, Allan Arkush, Jeremy D. Bailey, David Biale, Robert Faulkner, David Janssens, Ralph Lerner, Rafael Major, Paul A. Rahe, George Thomas ...

Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the character or nature of those societies. The contributors are drawn from a variety of disciplines including History, Sociology, Political Science, and Literature. Most of the essays focus on a single text ... Read more

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Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the character or nature of those societies. The contributors are drawn from a variety of disciplines including History, Sociology, Political Science, and Literature. Most of the essays focus on a single text
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Visions of Utopia

Philosophy and the Perfect Society

by Fred Baumann ...

Narrated by Fred Baumann ...

Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

Since ancient times, philosophers have struggled with the concept of the ideal society, or utopia. Many have contributed to the widely varying possibilities for just what such a system might entail. Religious, economic, and political structures all help to shape the composition of these utopias, and as these visions are shared, they impact the way subsequent utopias are envisioned. In this ... Read more

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Since ancient times, philosophers have struggled with the concept of the ideal society, or utopia. Many have contributed to the widely varying possibilities for just what such a system might entail. Religious, economic, and political structures all help to shape the composition of these utopias, and as these visions are shared, they impact the way subsequent utopias are envisioned. In this
... Read more
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The Dawn of Political History

Thucydides and the Peloponnesian Wars

by Fred Baumann ...

Narrated by Fred Baumann ...

Series series
Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

In this fascinating course of lectures, Professor Fred Baumann leads us on an engaging exploration of this penetrating work. Taking in each of the eight books, we examine the complex juxtaposition of events Thucydides demonstrates without much comment of his own. We see how democrats and oligarchs, Athenians and Spartans, understand the world and misunderstand each other. We explore how Thucydides ... Read more

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In this fascinating course of lectures, Professor Fred Baumann leads us on an engaging exploration of this penetrating work. Taking in each of the eight books, we examine the complex juxtaposition of events Thucydides demonstrates without much comment of his own. We see how democrats and oligarchs, Athenians and Spartans, understand the world and misunderstand each other. We explore how Thucydides
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Odyssey of the West V

A Classic Education through the Great Books: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Renewal

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Donald Sutherland, Timothy B. Shutt, Fred Baumann, Joel Richeimer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

In weaving together the varied and interrelated strands of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century discourse and events, this course focuses on the contributions to Western history that bear the most responsibility for shaping the world of today. Among these contributions are such vital, yet markedly different documents as the Federalist Papers and the Communist Manifesto. New styles of art and ... Read more

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In weaving together the varied and interrelated strands of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century discourse and events, this course focuses on the contributions to Western history that bear the most responsibility for shaping the world of today. Among these contributions are such vital, yet markedly different documents as the Federalist Papers and the Communist Manifesto. New styles of art and
... Read more
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Odyssey of the West IV

A Classic Education through the Great Books: Towards Enlightenment

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

The Odyssey of the West series addresses in chronological sequence the works that have shaped the ongoing development of Western thought both in its own right and in cultural dialogue with other traditions. Part four provides a close look at the period from the Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution and into the early Enlightenment. These lectures take in the immense variety and singular ... Read more

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The Odyssey of the West series addresses in chronological sequence the works that have shaped the ongoing development of Western thought both in its own right and in cultural dialogue with other traditions. Part four provides a close look at the period from the Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution and into the early Enlightenment. These lectures take in the immense variety and singular
... Read more
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A History of Ancient Sparta

Valor, Virtue, and Devotion in the Greek Golden Age

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

Professor Timothy B. Shutt examines the history and culture of ancient Sparta, a society renowned for military excellence and adherence to the values of courage, discipline, duty, and the overcoming of fear. Vastly outnumbered at the Battle of Thermopylae, the Spartan "300" held off an overwhelming Persian force before finally succumbing- but not without inflicting massive casualties and inspiring ... Read more

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Professor Timothy B. Shutt examines the history and culture of ancient Sparta, a society renowned for military excellence and adherence to the values of courage, discipline, duty, and the overcoming of fear. Vastly outnumbered at the Battle of Thermopylae, the Spartan "300" held off an overwhelming Persian force before finally succumbing- but not without inflicting massive casualties and inspiring
... Read more
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Odyssey of the West II

A Classic Education through the Great Books: From Athens to Rome and the Gospels

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 9 min

This course is an interdisciplinary series of connected lectures delivered by eminent scholars from several colleges and universi- ties. Each professor addresses an area of personal expertise and focuses not only on the matter at hand, but on the larger story-on the links between the works and the figures dis- cussed. The lectures address a series of major works that have shaped the ongoing ... Read more

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This course is an interdisciplinary series of connected lectures delivered by eminent scholars from several colleges and universi- ties. Each professor addresses an area of personal expertise and focuses not only on the matter at hand, but on the larger story-on the links between the works and the figures dis- cussed. The lectures address a series of major works that have shaped the ongoing
... Read more
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Odyssey of the West III

A Classic Education through the Great Books: The Medieval World

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Odyssey of the West I and II explored timeless works from the ancient world that shaped, and continue to shape, the culture and philosophies of life today. In part three of this fascinating series, Professor Timothy B. Shutt of Kenyon College is joined by Professors Thomas F. Madden (Saint Louis University) and Monica Brzezinski Potkay (College of William & Mary) as they examine the most ... Read more

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Odyssey of the West I and II explored timeless works from the ancient world that shaped, and continue to shape, the culture and philosophies of life today. In part three of this fascinating series, Professor Timothy B. Shutt of Kenyon College is joined by Professors Thomas F. Madden (Saint Louis University) and Monica Brzezinski Potkay (College of William & Mary) as they examine the most
... Read more
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Lore of the Stars

The Mythological Narrative in the Night Sky

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

One of Kenyon College's most honored professors, Timothy B. Shutt is widely renowned as a gifted polymath and lecturer. The night sky was the ancient world's cinema, and storytellers have used this panorama to weave fascinating tales since the earliest days of mankind. This captivating series of lectures explores the mythological sagas found in the night sky and the history behind the names of the ... Read more

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One of Kenyon College's most honored professors, Timothy B. Shutt is widely renowned as a gifted polymath and lecturer. The night sky was the ancient world's cinema, and storytellers have used this panorama to weave fascinating tales since the earliest days of mankind. This captivating series of lectures explores the mythological sagas found in the night sky and the history behind the names of the
... Read more
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Monsters, Gods, and Heroes

Approaching the Epic in Literature

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Richard M. Davidson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

From the very outset in the West-from the time of Homer himself in about 750 BCE-the epic has been the most highly regarded of literary genres. It is rivaled only by tragedy, which arose a bit more than two centuries later, as the most respected, the most influential, and, from a slightly different vantage point, the most prestigious mode of addressing the human condition in literary terms. The ... Read more

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From the very outset in the West-from the time of Homer himself in about 750 BCE-the epic has been the most highly regarded of literary genres. It is rivaled only by tragedy, which arose a bit more than two centuries later, as the most respected, the most influential, and, from a slightly different vantage point, the most prestigious mode of addressing the human condition in literary terms. The
... Read more
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Dickens and Twain

Capturing 19th Century Britain and America

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

Western Curriculum Course #1212100 Title: Dickens and Twain: Capturing 19th-Century Britain and America Author: Timothy B. Shutt, Kenyon College Program Description: Few writers are more often read, and better loved, than Charles Dickens and Samuel Langhorne Clemens---Mark Twain. Many of the characters populating their novels have become household words, cultural landmarks in their own right---Tom ... Read more

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Western Curriculum Course #1212100 Title: Dickens and Twain: Capturing 19th-Century Britain and America Author: Timothy B. Shutt, Kenyon College Program Description: Few writers are more often read, and better loved, than Charles Dickens and Samuel Langhorne Clemens---Mark Twain. Many of the characters populating their novels have become household words, cultural landmarks in their own right---Tom
... Read more
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High Seas, High Stakes

Naval Battles that Changed History

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

Naval battles have long captured the popular imagination, from confrontations between Greece and Sparta in the ancient world to epic conflicts during the World Wars and beyond. In this riveting series of lectures, Professor Timothy B. Shutt explores the naval battles that have helped to establish empires and have changed history. Professor Shutt imparts an under- standing of the importance of ... Read more

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Naval battles have long captured the popular imagination, from confrontations between Greece and Sparta in the ancient world to epic conflicts during the World Wars and beyond. In this riveting series of lectures, Professor Timothy B. Shutt explores the naval battles that have helped to establish empires and have changed history. Professor Shutt imparts an under- standing of the importance of
... Read more