Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
Great Books Series
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
2010 Great Books Series – Wednesdays, January 27 – March 247:00 – 9:00pm.
In 1947, two educators at the University of Chicago, Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of the university and Professor Mortimer J. Adler, established the Great Books Foundation to draw together passionate readers to discuss enduring issues and ideas. Three years later, these gentlemen joined Walter Paepcke to form the Aspen Institute. Join us for this 8-week exploration of the readings from the Great Books. Reading list to be announced. Fee: $195 ($175 for donors).
January 27, 2010
Guidelines for Shared Inquiry Discussion and Preparing for Discussion The Declaration of Independence – Thomas Jefferson The Two Brothers – Leo Tolstoy
February 3, 2010
Crito – Plato
February 10, 2010
Iphigenia at Aulis – Euripides
February 17, 2010
NO MEETING due to an event at the Music Festival
February 24, 2010
Agamemnon – Aeschylus
March 3, 2010
Billy Bud, Sailor – Herman Melville
March 10, 2010
A Rose for Emily – William Faulkner
March 17, 2010
Letter from Birmingham City Jail – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Featuring Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor in Neurology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
Featuring Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, renowned psychologist, neuroscientist, best-selling author, and University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University.
Featuring Dr. Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.”
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