<p>"<em>One thing that is true of [the Great Books] list is that you cannot… think that it is a unified, monolithic view of the truth. Hobbes and Machiavelli disagree vehemently with Plato, right? There's some continuity there, but Aquinas does not agree with David Hume, who is an atheist. So, at a minimum, an honest reading of that tradition is an introduction not to a monolithic unified conception of what the truth is, but to a series of important debates</em>."<strong>—Thomas Hibbs</strong></p><p>Philosopher Thomas Hibbs and host Ubaydullah Evans explore one of the most repeated objections to the universal benefits of a liberal arts education.</p><p><strong>Recommended Read: </strong></p><p>“<a href="https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/the-egalitarian-objection-to-liberal-education">The Egalitarian Objection to Liberal Education</a>,” Thomas Hibbs, <em>Renovatio</em></p>

Renovatio: The Podcast

Zaytuna College

"Is a Great Books Education for Everyone" with Thomas Hibbs

MAR 15, 202342 MIN
Renovatio: The Podcast

"Is a Great Books Education for Everyone" with Thomas Hibbs

MAR 15, 202342 MIN

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"One thing that is true of [the Great Books] list is that you cannot… think that it is a unified, monolithic view of the truth. Hobbes and Machiavelli disagree vehemently with Plato, right? There's some continuity there, but Aquinas does not agree with David Hume, who is an atheist. So, at a minimum, an honest reading of that tradition is an introduction not to a monolithic unified conception of what the truth is, but to a series of important debates."—Thomas Hibbs

Philosopher Thomas Hibbs and host Ubaydullah Evans explore one of the most repeated objections to the universal benefits of a liberal arts education.

Recommended Read: 

The Egalitarian Objection to Liberal Education,” Thomas Hibbs, Renovatio