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Great Lives & Languages, vs. Great Books?

Great Lives & Languages, vs. Great Books?

What Proponents of the Great Books Can Learn from Alex Petkas, Despite His Calling Us “Losers,” “Dilettantes,” etc.

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Most of the criticisms which have been expressed represent misunderstandings. They do not create genuine issues between us and our would-be opponents. They accuse us for the most part of making claims for the great books that we do not make; they impute to us theories we do not hold; they attribute to us aims we do not have, or goals we do not seek.

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