New Humanists
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Will Classical Schools Climb Parnassus? | Episode LXXXII
49 minutes Posted Feb 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
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Send us a text A truly classical education is centered on the study of the Classics: the ancient languages and literatures of Greece and Rome. The adjective "classical" is thus a misnomer for a school that strays promiscuously from the true Classics into the "Great Books" or the "Great Tradition." So argues Tracy Lee Simmons in his landmark book, Climbing Parnassus. Jonathan and Ryan dive into Simmons' book and debate whether classical education is, as he says, a lost cause. Tracy Lee Simmo...