Reminded me of Adler's Syntopicon project from around 1950. 35 readers, 5 years, 400,000 man-hours of reading, 434 Works, 73 Authors from Homer to 20th century
If it's any consolation, it's not a new thing. They've been caving for decades to market pressures and the general culture of forgetting. Exhibit A: Georgetown.
Reminded me of Adler's Syntopicon project from around 1950. 35 readers, 5 years, 400,000 man-hours of reading, 434 Works, 73 Authors from Homer to 20th century
https://classicalchristian.org/what-are-great-ideas/
This confirms for me yet again our need for alternative/underground forms of education, and community, and work.
Philosopher-plumbers. Coffee-shop schools. Workshops of community-building.
Back to basics: 1 book, 1 tutor, 1+ students.
Have you read Eric Hoel's essay on the decline of tutoring as the reason we no longer produce Einsteins? https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/why-we-stopped-making-einsteins
If it's any consolation, it's not a new thing. They've been caving for decades to market pressures and the general culture of forgetting. Exhibit A: Georgetown.