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Great Books
2025-01-08 18:00:00 2025-01-08 20:00:00 America/Phoenix Great Books Tempe Public Library - Connections Café

Wednesday, January 08
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-08 18:00:00 2025-01-08 20:00:00 America/Phoenix Great Books The Great Books Foundation promotes reading, thinking and sharing of ideas. Tempe Public Library - Connections Café

Tempe Public Library

Connections Café

The Great Books Foundation promotes reading, thinking and sharing of ideas.

The Great Books Foundation promotes reading, thinking and sharing of ideas. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, 6-8 p.m. You will need to provide your own copies of the books.

  • January 8 - "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill
  • January 22 - "Conscience" by Immanuel Kant
  • February 12 - "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka
  • February 26 - "Of the Limits of Government" by John Locke
  • March 12 - "Antigone" by Sophocles
  • March 26 - "Why Great Revolutions Will Become Rare" by Alexis de Tocqueville
  • April 9 - "A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf
  • April 23 - "In Dreams Begin Responsibility" by Delmore Schwartz

All readings from Introduction to Great Books, Third Series

REGISTRATION: Not required

QUESTIONS? 480-350-5500

FEE: None

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

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Fri, Dec 20 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 21 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 22 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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