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Ep.1: Alexander Arguelles, Building An Encyclopaedic Mind

In this episode I discuss how to build an encyclopaedic mind, Great Books and more with Professor Alexander Arguelles. 0:00 Intro 1:10 The concept of the encyclopaedic mind 15:57 What is a Great Books education? 22:06 Are The GBWW enough to build an encyclopaedic mind? 27:02 How can you go beyond the GBWW? 34:40 Introducing the discipline of polyliteracy 46:54 Which modern minds do you admire? 52:18 Why read the same book in multiple languages? 53:52 Is being an autodidact the only way? 57:10 The spiritual side of lifelong study The Professor doesn't like to "be a salesman" about his Academy of Languages & Literatures. So I'll do it for him. The Academy has changed my life. It has introduced me to great thinkers, great works of literature, and taught me how to learn in ways I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. If anything we talked about in the interview caught your interest, you should join us. Learn more here: https://www.alexanderarguelles.com/ac... Follow the Professor on YouTube: ‪@ProfASAr‬ My Favourite Question is my podcast, where I pursue my curiosity and ask my favourite question. ____________________________ I'm on a mission to discover the Greatest Short Stories of Western literature. I explore a different story each week with my Book Club, with the plan to read as many of them as possible in their original language. Love short stories? Or curious and don't know where to start? Join my mailing list and I'll share the Book Club reading list with you. www.learnwithshaun.kit.com/emailsignup