Starting a 12-month Immersive Course in Humanities

I'm starting Ted Gioia's 12-month immersive course in Humanities, although I'm expecting it will take more than 12 months, given my reading commitments. But that's okay.
Here's the introductory post:
www.honest-bro...
Maybe see you there!
The Last Days of Socrates - geni.us/MnpmN
Plato, Republic - geni.us/nyMf
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[@MarinaK03]

Gosh. Can we please have an extra 2-3 hours in a day!! Such an interesting project, but I don’t know how I can fit it in with my schedule and all the reading projects I have on the go. Might just have to live vicariously through you - hope to see updates from you. :)

[@CamsCampbellReads]

Extra time would be lush. I probably won't manage to follow this in real time either, but I'm okay with that. I'll be doing updates for sure and hope to be able to participate in some of the discussions in whatever form they take, even if it's not quite on the schedule.

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

if you have time to check youtube, you have time to read

[@MarinaK03]

@@pouetpouetdaddy5 Haha! What a silly comment.

[@anothersarahreading9961]

If you didn't get on with the book of S&S, you should watch the Emma Thompson film. It's one of my favourite films. Just really well done.

[@CamsCampbellReads]

I saw it when it came out that but was rather a long time ago now. I should definitely rewatch. No one would be more pleased than my wife!

[@TheGentlemanScholar]

I dig how you brandish a book, Cams! 1:14

[@Skavop]

Sounds like a good course, although as a painter myself I thought David an unusual choice, as I think of it as a pretty stiff and awkward painting. Maybe he chose it for the subject, which goes with death of Socrates themes of the book, but his Death of Marat is a much more accomplished painting. Still, paintings are up for discussion, as much as books and ideas are, and are fun to consider from a stylistic point of view as well as being an illustration of something. I might have chosen Alma Tadema for the Greek vibe, though he can be a bit corny for modern tastes sometimes. The Victorians had fairly cheesy tastes. I worked my way through some of the Dialogues recently, and found a video on KZbin that explained the idea of the Divided Line, with a fairly simple diagram, and found it incredibly helpful for understanding the ideas. Hope you have a lovely time, and his course sounds like a lot of fun.

[@brices1000]

Thank you for letting me know. I’ve joined up too! 😊

[@CamsCampbellReads]

Yay! See you there!

[@kl-ge9bg]

Is there a reason you went for the Penguin editions? I did see the substack from the Honest Broker and am tempted, but there is no way I'd be able to follow the programme as I am still working full-time and already have my own reading list/projects. (Incidentally I am doing the read-along of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics with Jared Henderson.)

[@CamsCampbellReads]

Um, no, not really. I just bought the first ones that came up on Amazon. I like and trust the Penguin black spines so far so felt safe buying these ones.

[@leilastackleather9927]

Are you kidding me? 😃 I had ordered the complete dialogues of Plato earlier today, before I caught your video. I was going to also ask you if we could explore the German Romantics. I’m still working on A People’s Tragedy, but I’m really wanting to explore philosophy, especially the Socratics, and German Romanticism. This challenge sounds fascinating.

[@CamsCampbellReads]

That's so funny! I'm slowing my People's Tragedy down because I'm reading it so slowly to take notes and build my people and institutions databases. I don't want to feel rushed and that I'm just reading it to make the deadline, so I've extended it through August as well. That makes for nine pages a day, which is a nice number. And it allows me to read Plato and follow Ted's course. I haven't thought about German Romanticism in a LONG time, since I looked at its influence in Gogol for a presentation in my junior honours year at uni (1996/97). I remember absolutely nothing!

[@leilastackleather9927]

@@CamsCampbellReads I’m selfishly relieved to hear you’re slowing down. That will give me time to catch up. 😊 I’m knee deep in exploring German Romanticism. My book recent book hauls are some of my most exciting in a long while. My Plato Dialogues will not be arriving for at least another week, two at the most, but the description of the books’ quality sounds worth the wait.

[@T61APL89]

I did the same, worked for a homeless shelter and got actual experience with real humans. But hey, I'm sure Gioia appreciates the money and those books wont make you feel like youve overlooked an entire segment of your community in favor of academic jargon you can show off at some TED talk no one will watch.

[@sw3dge]

Daunt has done a number of great interviews as well.

[@CamsCampbellReads]

Daunt?

[@sw3dge]

@@CamsCampbellReads sorry, James Daunt the Waterstones and Barnes & Noble guy you were mentioning reading about

[@CamsCampbellReads]

@@sw3dge Oh yes, of course. It's a while since I read that article!

[@ddallons63]

Do you remember the title of that article on Barnes and Noble? I’d very much like to read it.

[@FL-by9xz]

KZbin doesn’t like links so google “Ted Gioia Barnes and Noble” and you should get a link to his Substack. It’s called “What can we learn from B&N’s surprising turnaround?”. Ted writes a lot about current culture ie music, books, films - and the effect of modern platforms. You’ll find 2 great video interviews on YT with Rick Beato. One from about 2 years ago, and a follow-up within the last 6 weeks. Ted’s primary focus is music, specifically jazz, but being a former Business Consultant, he applies his skills to wider media. A fascinating guy. I have quite a few of his music books - very in-depth and very readable. I’m not so interested in the philosophy or humanities - that’s a reflection in my priorities, not Ted’s talents. I did follow The Honest Broker for a while, but his output is prodigious and I couldn’t dedicate the time. Every post is an essay any one of us mere mortals would have been pleased to write. Highly recommend the Beato interviews.

[@CamsCampbellReads]

Sure. www.honest-broker.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-barnes-and

[@ddallons63]

@@CamsCampbellReads thank you 😊

[@izby2652]

I am very interested in joining Ted's course, but(maybe I'm having one of those days) reading his website isn't helping and I'm a bit confused about when it starts. Do you know?

[@CamsCampbellReads]

He didn't specify dates, so I'm guessing that the week just ending was week 1, but possibly week 1 starts tomorrow? I'm not too concerned - I'll just read what I can and participate as time allows.

[@CamsCampbellReads]

I just checked the comments and this was Ted's response to a question of when the course starts: "This is a timeless and permanent course. Individuals or groups can start an any time." So, dive in any time you like!

[@izby2652]

@@CamsCampbellReads yes, thank you for reply. I signed up and learned that. I'm hoping to start next Monday. Now I am constantly checking the comments on the course hoping someone starts a discussion group. Fingers crossed!