Even if you were exposed to classic literature in school, unless you’re a scholar you probably aren’t reading 500-year-old books on a regular basis.

But my guest today argues that the great books of the Western Canon still have a lot to teach us.
Scott Hambrick is the founder and reader-in-chief at Online Great Books, an online community developing classically educated men and women using the Great Books of Western Civilization.

In this episode, we talk about why the great books are considered the “Great Books”, why the order in which you read them matters, how these classic works can still be extremely relevant to our lives today, and much much more.

If you’ve always been interested in digging into classic literature but didn’t know where to start, this is a great episode for you.

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