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April 2025

Humanities Crash Course Week 17: Curiositas
Reflections on a second-century tale about messing around and finding out.
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Jorge Arango
Humanities Crash Course Week 16: The Art of War
Classic Chinese advice for dealing with conflict and acting in alignment with nature.
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Jorge Arango
Humanities Crash Course Week 15: Boethius
Reflections on a classical work of early Medieval philosophy.
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Jorge Arango
Humanities Crash Course Week 14: Roman Decadence
Exploring foundational works of Western culture that deal in myth-making and decadence.
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Jorge Arango

March 2025

Humanities Crash Course Week 13: The Qur’an
Reflections on how we derive meaning from ancient spiritual texts — and how AI can help.
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Jorge Arango
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Humanities Crash Course Week 12: Suetonius
Distressing examples of how absolute power corrupts, plus sadly relevant insights into how republics can devolve into tyranny.
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Jorge Arango
Humanities Crash Course Week 11: Stoicism
Looking to literature for answers to one of the key questions in life: how do we deal with suffering?
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Jorge Arango
Humanities Crash Course Week 10: Greek Drama
Reflections on ancient plays that explore timeless human foibles, plus a movie starring a venerable recently departed actor.
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Jorge Arango
Humanities Crash Course Week 9: The Bible
Revisiting the central work in Western Culture – and a controversial movie that adds texture and perspective.
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Jorge Arango

February 2025

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