Great Books Foundation
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Disambiguation Notice:
Great Books of the Western World is not published by The Great Books Foundation (it is published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., a for-profit corporation). The Great Books Foundation publishes multi-set series and anthologies that include many of the same authors who appear in Great Books of the Western World.
Robert Maynard Hutchins and Mortimer J. Adler were involved in both projects.
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Works by Great Books Foundation
THE GREAT BOOKS ~ First Year Course ~ 9 books in slipcase (The Great Books, First Year Course ~ Readings for Discussion) (1955) 27 copies
The Great Books: Sixth Year Course, Readings for Discussion (The Great Books Foundation, Volumes 1-8, Boxed Set) (1957) 22 copies
The Great Books Foundation (readings for discussion, third year course box set volumes 1-10) (1955) 21 copies
The Great Books Foundation, Set Three, Volume One: Freud, Civilization and It's Discontents; Dostoyevsky (1972) 20 copies
Great Books Primer: Essays on Liberal Education, Uses of Discussion, Rules for Reading (1955) 17 copies
The Great Books Foundation, Set One, Volume Three: Macbeth by Shakespeare, Of Civil Government by Locke (1966) 12 copies
Politics, leadership, and justice 11 copies
You Come Too (Frost); Robinson Crusoe (Defoe) Junior Great Books Series Four Vol. 5. (1967) 11 copies, 1 review
The Great Books Foundation, Set Three, Volume Two: Mann, Death in Venice; Aeschylus, Oresteia. 10 copies
Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations, Selections; The Federalist, Selections, Constitution of the United States (Number 11, 12) (1955) 10 copies
Junior Great Books Series 6, Vol One 6 copies
The Great Books Second Year Volume Eight 13 Rousseau On The Origin Of Inequality 14 Kant Perpetual Peace (The Great Books Foundation) (1955) 6 copies
The Great Books First Year Volume Five 9 Shakespeare Macbeth 10 Milton Areopagitica (The Great Books Foundation) (1955) 6 copies
Junior Great Books, Book 1 5 copies
Junior Great Books, Interpretive Activities (Junior great books, Interpretive Activities, Series 3, First Semester, Series 3) (1992) 5 copies
Junior Great Books Series 6 Set 4 copies
Junior Great Books, Series Three, Volume 5: The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, The Jungle Books, Fables (1967) 4 copies
Junior Great Books Series 2 Book 6 4 copies
Dostoyevsky: The Brothers Karamasov Selections / Freud: Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis 4 copies
Junior Great Books Series Six Volume Two First Semester: a Program of Interpretive reading and Discussion (1984) 3 copies
The Great Books Reading & Discussion Program Second Series Vol 1, 2, & 3 (Second Series) (1985) 3 copies
The Great Books Third Year Volume One the Book of Job/ Aeschylus the Oresteia : Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides (Volume One) (1955) 3 copies
The Education of Henry Adams, the Misanthrope; Tartuffe By Moliere (Set 4, Volume 4) (1966) 3 copies
Yeats, Fourteen Poems; Nietzsche, the Geneology of Morals; Shaw, Man and Superman (Combined Series 7 & 8, Volume 5) (1976) 3 copies
Rousseau, The Social Contract; Kant, Perpetual Peace; Voltaire, Candide (Set 3, Volume 5) (1966) 2 copies
The Great Books Program - Readings for Discussion - Adult Series: Set Three (The Great Books Adult Series) (1966) 2 copies
Freud; Shaw 1 copy
Dostoyevsky; Conrad 1 copy
Schopenhauer; Kierkegaard 1 copy
Kant; Goethe 1 copy
Moliere; Leibniz 1 copy
Bhagavand-Gita; Boethius 1 copy
Plato; Aristotle 1 copy
Maimonides; Donne 1 copy
Great Books, Set 1, Volume 1, The Declaration of Independence, Antigone; Apology, Crito; Civil Disobedience, Walden (1981) 1 copy
Junior Great Books Series 2 1 copy
The Junior Great Books Discussion Program (5 volume set in slip case) (Series Seven, Vols 1-5) (1967) 1 copy
The Great Books, Sixth Year, Volume One: Aeschylus Prometheus, Plato Phaedrus, Aristotle Metaphysics 1 copy
Nonfiction Inquiry 1 copy
Shared Inquiry 1 copy
What is Shared Inquiry? 1 copy
Sailing Ship Series Volume 3 1 copy
Sailing Ship Series Volume 2 1 copy
Sailing Ship Series Volume 1 1 copy
Junior Great Books, Volume I 1 copy
The Great Books Reader 1 copy
The Great Books, Seventh Year, Volume 2: Bhagavad-Gita, Boethius; The Consolation of Philosophy 1 copy
The Great Books, First Year, Volume Two: 13 - Aristotle: Politics; Plutarch: Lycurgus & Numa (2) (1955) 1 copy
The Sketch Book (Irving), The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven (Poe) 1 copy
Junior Great Books # 2 1 copy
Junior Great Books # 4 1 copy
Plato, Phaedo; Milton, Samson Agonistes; Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed (Combined Series 7 & 8, Volume 1) (1976) 1 copy
Great issues in education 1 copy
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- Disambiguation notice
- Great Books of the Western World is not published by The Great Books Foundation (it is published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., a for-profit corporation). The Great Books Foundation publishes multi-set series and anthologies that include many of the same authors who appear in Great Books of the Western World.
Robert Maynard Hutchins and Mortimer J. Adler were involved in both projects.
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(Great care must be taken by Goodreads' volunteer librarians when merging these books. Even books that seem to have exactly the same title sometimes have significantly different content.)
I skipped the stories from Wind in the Willows as I've read the book recently.
The illustrators contributed so little that the book is not worth seeking out for their art, even if you're a fan. Commenting only on those that made a special impression on me, personally.
The Goldfish_ Eleanor Farjeon
One of my show more favorite old-fashioned authors, she reminds me of Andersen, Wilde, or MacDonald but with a lighter touch. I don't particularly feel enriched by the theme of this particular story, however.
Beauty and the Beast_Madame de Villeneuve
The original version? I wish that I had time to look now. In any case, it's very interesting, with some additional complexities, and some of the extra schmaltz removed.
Prot and Krot_Polish folktale as told by Agnes Szudek
Clever, funny, and brand-new to me.
The Hemulen Who Loved Silence_Tove Jansson
Hmm. The title intrigued me, but I'm not sure about how things worked out....
The Dancing Princesses_Walter de la Mare
The original? I wish I could find the time to research whether this great old poet actually created this story. I very much like this version, with extra thoughtful themes and less romantic fancy.
I am glad to read any from this series that I find, whether in Little Free Libraries, charity shops, or wherever, and still marvel that I never encountered them in my roles as student, parent, or teacher... it's a mystery to me. show less
I skipped the stories from Wind in the Willows as I've read the book recently.
The illustrators contributed so little that the book is not worth seeking out for their art, even if you're a fan. Commenting only on those that made a special impression on me, personally.
The Goldfish_ Eleanor Farjeon
One of my show more favorite old-fashioned authors, she reminds me of Andersen, Wilde, or MacDonald but with a lighter touch. I don't particularly feel enriched by the theme of this particular story, however.
Beauty and the Beast_Madame de Villeneuve
The original version? I wish that I had time to look now. In any case, it's very interesting, with some additional complexities, and some of the extra schmaltz removed.
Prot and Krot_Polish folktale as told by Agnes Szudek
Clever, funny, and brand-new to me.
The Hemulen Who Loved Silence_Tove Jansson
Hmm. The title intrigued me, but I'm not sure about how things worked out....
The Dancing Princesses_Walter de la Mare
The original? I wish I could find the time to research whether this great old poet actually created this story. I very much like this version, with extra thoughtful themes and less romantic fancy.
I am glad to read any from this series that I find, whether in Little Free Libraries, charity shops, or wherever, and still marvel that I never encountered them in my roles as student, parent, or teacher... it's a mystery to me. show less
The Great Books Reading and Discussion Program (First Series, Volume 1): Rothschild's Fiddle, On Happiness, The Apology, Heart of Darkness, Conscience, Genesis, Alienated Labour, Social Contract by The Great Books Foundation
Good book for discussion groups. Can be found for very little on Amazon. Pro's: Good selections, Con's: some incomplete works included.
Consists of: 1.Dec. of Independence & Bible Selections, 2.Plato: Apology, Crito, Republic, 3.Thucydides: Hist. of Pelo. War (selections) 4.Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Birds, The Clouds, 5.Aristotle: Ethics, Politics, 6.Plutarch's Lives: Lycurgus and Numa, Alexander and Caesar, 7.St.Augustine: Confessions (I-VIII), 8.St.Thom Aq: Treatise on Law, 9.Machiavelli: The Prince, 10.Montaigne: Sel. Essays 11.Shakespeare: Hamlet, 12.Locke: Of Civil Gov't. (2nd essay), 13.Rousseau: The Social show more Contract (I-II), 14.The Federalist Papers & U.S. Const., 15.Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations (I, 1-9), 16.Marx: Communist Manifesto show less
Includes:
Vol I: Xenophon; The Song of Roland
Vol II: Boccaccio; Franklin; Lessing; Blake
Vol III: Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
Vol IV: Schiller; Lamb
Vol V: Irving; Poe
Vol VI: Crane; The Red Badge of Courage
Vol I: Xenophon; The Song of Roland
Vol II: Boccaccio; Franklin; Lessing; Blake
Vol III: Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
Vol IV: Schiller; Lamb
Vol V: Irving; Poe
Vol VI: Crane; The Red Badge of Courage
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