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The Thrill of Literature - and of the Universe, with Sarah Davis & Grant Franks

The Thrill of Literature - and of the Universe, with Sarah Davis & Grant Franks

FromContinuing the Conversation: a Great Books podcast by St. John’s College


The Thrill of Literature - and of the Universe, with Sarah Davis & Grant Franks

FromContinuing the Conversation: a Great Books podcast by St. John’s College

ratings:
Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is it important to feel when we read literature? Or when we learn math and science? On a related front, what is the role of order and disruption in literature, in life, and in our observation of the universe? In this episode, Santa Fe host Sarah Davis and tutor Grant Franks explore the meaning and value of feeling, then launch into a wide-ranging conversation about the ways in which emotion, order, chaos, and discovery seem central to great literature, to world-changing shifts in math and science, and to one’s own sense of self and belonging. Through dramatic moments and characters in the Iliad, the Aeneid, and The Brothers Karamazov to Newton’s Principia Mathematica and Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil, this episode investigates what makes us feel and how to feel about deep feeling. 
Released:
Apr 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

Enter a conversation where questions are more important than answers. Where curiosity and connection trump certainty and combat. Where history’s great thinkers provide a springboard for us to jump into big questions together. Enter Continuing the Conversation: our college’s antidote to the blustery world just beyond our library doors.