Year Theme: My Big Fat Greek Reading List
2024 will be year 2 of The Great Books+ Project. I will start reading straight through the Bible in January & February. I will then proceed with the Great Books, taking breaks during July and December.
March – June 2024
Spring Semester of The Great Books
These books include both the Great Books and the companion guides that help me understand the main text.
July 2024
Summer Break
During July, I’ll be taking a break from The Great Books to mix in some books on the TBR (to be read) list.
August – November 2024
Fall Semester of The Great Books
These books include both the Great Books and the companion guides that help me understand the main text.
| Book | Author | Version | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cave and the Light | Arthur Herman | |||
| Rhetoric | Aristotle | University of Chicago Press | Robert Bartlett | |
| Physics | Aristotle | Rutgers University Press | Joe Sachs | |
| Politics | Aristotle | University of Chicago Press | Carnes Lord | |
| Nichomachean Ethics | Aristotle | University of Chicago Press | Robert Bartlett & Susan Collins | |
| Poetics | Aristotle | Penguin Classics | Malcolm Heath | |
| Analects | Confucius | Everyman’s Library | Arthur Waley | |
| Elements | Euclid | Green Lion Press | ||
| – Encounters with Euclid | Benjamin Wardhaugh | |||
| The Art of Happiness | Epicurus | Penguin Classics | George Strodach |
December 2024
Winter Break
I’ll close out each year with some fun, light reading before I start back in next year.