Why Read Plutarch? I Discuss with a Former English Professor скачать в хорошем качестве

Why Read Plutarch? I Discuss with a Former English Professor

Join me as my friend and former professor of English literature, Casey of @godwardpodcast discuss all things Plutarch. Find his podcast here:    / godwardpodcast   0:40 Introductions 1:15 How did you get into Plutarch? 3:30 Plutarch in Homeschooling 4:25 Too difficult for 10-year olds? 6:15 Why should we read Plutarch? 7:45 A Philosophy of Biography 9:54 Three-dimensional people 11:00 Life of Alexander, for example 11:52 Let children interpret it/don't explain 13:00 Real people drive history 14:45 Cato the Elder 16:23 Why can't we just read a summary? 17:45 Levels of literacy 20:15 Parents can enjoy Plutarch 22:40 Gaining the confidence to tackle classics 24:33 Plutarch wrote about earlier periods 25:45 Charlotte Mason - Citizenship 27:00 Classical virtues 29:30 Example from Life of Pericles 32:00 Plutarch and the modern/meta/self-aware mind 33:52 Is Plutarch "dangerous" to the establishment? 37:07 Why let children interpret/asses for themselves? 39:15 Plutarch isn't teaching history! 40:30 Example from Nicias 41:00 Plutarch's people are morally mixed 43:20 Improving social skills by way of Plutarch? 44:20 The baby! 46:10 Leaving the echo chamber 47:15 Who can "access" Plutarch, and when? 49:30 What is teaching Plutarch FOR? 51:40 Plutarch as for adults too! 53:35 Negative Capability 54:14 Plutarch News Network