In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into a cabin he built at Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts. Nine years later, Thoreau published Walden; or, Life in the Woods, a book that is part memoir and part philosophical reflection about his time at Walden. It's still one of the … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: On the Origin of Species
In 1859, Charles Darwin published one of the most famous—and most controversial—works of science the world has ever known: The Origin of Species. Darwin was not the first to posit a theory of evolution, nor a theory of natural selection. But neither idea was accepted when he … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: I, Robot
If you're really into computers, coding is already an exciting topic. But if you're not the kind of person who reads up on all the newest gadgets, coding might seem a little...boring. But what if it's life or death? That's the case in the classic science fiction short … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: The Dictionary
This month's issue was all about words, so there's only one classic book we could recommend you read: the dictionary. The famous philosopher of language J. L. Austin used to tell his students to do the same thing. In fact, he recommended that his students read the dictionary … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Even if you haven't read it before, you probably know a fair bit about the adventures Alice has with the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the rest of the gang. Like with Shakespeare or the stories Joseph Campbell outlined in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, trying to track down … [Read more...]
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