Classical Considerations
Musings prompted by the late Harvard Master John H. Finley, Jr.By Steven McFadden
Length59m
About this audiobook
Life’s foundational questions come elegantly to the fore in this skillfully crafted nonfiction story about the late John H. Finley, Jr. For 51 years Finley was the celebrated and erudite Eliot Professor of the Classics at Harvard.
Luminous and compellingly relevant, his story leads directly into engagement with the fundamental wisdom questions of any worthwhile life. Classical Considerations offers a compact but lyrical array of intellectual sparks that will kindle an exuberant fire in every listener’s soul.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Philosophy
Length59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 8, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Acknowledgements
9VII. Freshness of Impression
2Prologue
10VIII. What Is the Purpose of Knowledge?
3I. Summa Cum Laude Musings
11IX. What the Epics Are Really About
4II. It’s All There in the Classics
12Epilogue
5III. The Choices People Have to Make
13Bibliography
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6IV. You Are Who You Are
14About the Author
7V. Mentor
15Other SoulSparks Books
8VI. A Paean to Nature
16Reviews of the Author’s Books
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