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Re:Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual ca... by tarboreus on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:59PM (#29016713)
It's broader than just the classics, but take a look at the great books curriculum of colleges like St. John's.

https://www.sjc.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/great-bo...

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Re:Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual ca... by pmdulaney on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:32PM (#29017190)
It's a great list, but I have to say that reading science written by folks hundreds of years dead is usually not very helpful for me. I'm interested in learning the science, not the history of the science, per se.
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Re:Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual ca... by tarboreus on Thursday October 28, 2021 @05:39PM (#29032397)
Many are still useful. Darwin was a great writer as well as a great scientist and Origin is still really worth reading, IMO.
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