GB 5: Return to Tradition

Great Books 5: This course returns our focus to the readings of the Ancient & Medieval periods, but works thematically, rather than chronologically, exploring how the treasures of the Western Tradition hold insights for addressing problems of today. In addition, modern scholarship that draws upon the tradition is read in conjunction with older books, illustrating the telescopic nature of thinking with tradition.  Having looked extensively at the ideas of Modern Times and America in Great Books 3 and 4, we here turn back to the sources of wisdom in the West in search of answers, completing the cycle of Great Books study. The course uses our own Traditio Nostra curriculum.