Families, Reading Hard Books is Good for You! | The Role of Diverse Literature in Critical Thinking

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@luuluu772 5 ай бұрын

Oh, I LOVE The Great Gatsby! I think Fitzgerald sums up the book at the end when he says, "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their carelessness or whatever it was thaf kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." That speaks - even now! - to the throw away culture that we live in... we throw away, time, money, relationships, people...

@superwormhalz2607 Ай бұрын

he was speaking of his life I read it once in highschool and I didn't like it much but I've watched Fitzgerald documentaries and I understand y people like it it gives u insight to the mess that is apart of the real world.

@guyesmith 5 ай бұрын

“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” - Charles Spurgeon

@ByronWoolley-x7t 3 ай бұрын

I highly recommend “The Cry for Justice” edited by Upton Sinclair. It was published in 1915 and includes numerous excerpts from books, essays, speeches relating to social injustices perceived throughout recent history of that time. Introduction by Jack London. I have had a copy of this book in my immediate possession for 60 years. Please consider reading as a glimpse into conditions existing in America and Europe over the a hundred plus years ago and unfortunately still persist.

@ByronWoolley-x7t 3 ай бұрын

“The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales” Bruno Bettelheim. The blurb on the cover, “Bettelheim argues convincingly that fairy tales provide a unique way for children to come to terms with the dilemmas of their inner lives.”

@deborahracette9755 5 ай бұрын

This has been my 'summer of classics', so this has been a very helpful episode along with some of your other bookish podcasts that I have been listening to again. Thank you!

@doctorfaustxvi 4 ай бұрын

Very glad to see Mr Janke again!

@kb8990 5 ай бұрын

You should check out Sarah Mackenzie’s Fairytale summer series. I’m really surprised you didn’t mention the Biblical allegory of fairytales as well as the difference between fairytales and cautionary tales.

@CP-fo5sy 5 ай бұрын

As someone who grew up in public school in a community that was very secular and many dipped into Satanism, I respectfully disagree with the notion that it's noble and a good idea for everyone to read books written by people I would never leave my children alone with, let alone give them access to my children. Personally I've had enough of the world's ideas and wallowing in their muck in the name of being able to relate to the world and attend college. I get it, Classical Education is about engaging the culture and sending children out to save the world, but that isn't appropriate for every child or family. A family is not missing out or unable to be a positive influence because they are choosy about their literature, etc. We all get plenty of exposure to other points of view without needing to immerse ourselves in opposing viewpoints in the name of education. Do you purposely live in a dangerous neighborhood in the name of exposure? Few are called to such a radical missionary life. I apologize for my bluntness, but as someone who has lived through danger and filth and been rescued out of it, it feels offensive when told that my family needs to be sure to expose ourselves to enough junk so we can have first hand knowledge. Each person is different and has a different calling.

@TinyDancer250 5 ай бұрын

Agreed. Children do not need to be exposed to the Satanic Pedophilia that Patriots are stamping out. Make Kids Innocent Again. There is a happy medium, though. It is good not to become isolated in a feedback loop. This is how the masses were brainwashed. There are different points of view between the extremes.

@nathaliawatkins456 5 ай бұрын

I don't think they were suggesting that we allow our kids to read stuff that we disagree with. That's where as parents we set safe boundaries for them and I think they would all agree with that. But I do agree with you that there are lines we shouldn't cross in terms of what we take in, which is where our discernment comes in. For example, I wouldn't ever read 50 Shades, but I might entertain a book on progressive education, yell "that's stupid" every 5 minutes, and promptly throw it in my fire pit lol

@SaraT-oy6op 5 ай бұрын

Excellent conversation! I “lost” the Never Touch a Dragon book.

@tiffanynash9490 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great discussion as always. Tanya, you might already know Nancy Mitford was a friend of Evelyn Waugh. I just started Brideshead and there's a section in the back of my edition with some letters between him and Nancy Mitford.

@BreezeTalk 5 ай бұрын

I looked at Memoria College’s website last month. I remember being very impressed by its layout and writing. 😁😁😁. Great podcast, I’m grateful for the eloquence of your voices. I have held the view that I can mind an infinite number of positions on any single object and take any (one or all) as the line I’d like to use. Wondering if the pursuit of ultimate truth is that feeling of questioning what is the truth, what is/are the true perspective/s on this object.