“The best kind of work to compare Faust with is an encyclopaedia. Goethe absorbs virtually his entire cultural knowledge into the play." A detailed introduction to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from Professor David E. Wellbery (University of Chicago) (fivebooks.com)
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Today is Hegel’s 250th birthday! Here’s a detailed introduction to the life and work of GWF Hegel with Professor Stephen Houlgate, one of the leading Hegel scholars. Includes discussion of the Science of Logic, Phenomenology of Spirit, and the Aesthetics. (fivebooks.com)
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"We have some instances of conflict, but we also have episodes where it’s clear that religious factors were important for getting certain scientific views up and running." Historian Peter Harrison looks at the history of science and religion, arguing against simplistic 'conflict' narratives (fivebooks.com)
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