Great Lives & Languages, vs. Great Books?

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

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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