Ep.1: Alexander Arguelles, Building An Encyclopaedic Mind

In this episode I discuss how to build an encyclopaedic mind, Great Books and more with Professor Alexander Arguelles.

0:00 Intro
1:10 The concept of the encyclopaedic mind
15:57 What is a Great Books education?
22:06 Are The GBWW enough to build an encyclopaedic mind?
27:02 How can you go beyond the GBWW?
34:40 Introducing the discipline of polyliteracy
46:54 Which modern minds do you admire?
52:18 Why read the same book in multiple languages?
53:52 Is being an autodidact the only way?
57:10 The spiritual side of lifelong study

The Professor doesn't like to "be a salesman" about his Academy of Languages & Literatures. So I'll do it for him.

The Academy has changed my life. It has introduced me to great thinkers, great works of literature, and taught me how to learn in ways I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. If anything we talked about in the interview caught your interest, you should join us.

Learn more here: https://www.alexanderarguelles.com/ac...
Follow the Professor on YouTube: ‪@ProfASAr‬

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