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Old 05-16-2020, 12:36 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib View Post
I just found - and downloaded - 'Gateway to the Great Books', a 10-volume ebook set in PDF format.

I won't list the link, since I'm not certain if it's copyrighted or not. I did search for some information, but was unable to ascertain the copyright status.

Are you familiar with this?
Good catch! I saw a reference to it as I was searching but I don't know anything specific about it. I recall that it had an introduction from Adler who pointed out that it was significant exerpts and essays from works rather than whole books as with the GBOTWW. Probably more targeted and accessable than the 54 volume set?

Something I shall be asking myself is, am I downloading all these books so as a collectable, like coin or stamp collecting, or do I actually want to experience something from them? Whilst archiving things for posterity is a viable reason - sources can dry up as we've found with the U. of Adelaide library - it is even more important from a personal perspective that I gain something intellectually from them.

If the 10 volume Gateway to the Great Books (GTTGB) can do the same job with less of an investment of time and resources, perhaps that would be better?

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