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As mentioned in the previous post, there are four levels of reading: Elementary reading (“what does the text say?”) Inspectional reading (“what kind of a text is this?”) Analytical reading (“what does the text mean?”) Synoptical reading (“what do various books say about a topic?”) There is a brief description of the first two levelsContinue reading “Online Great Books–The Riverworld Analogy”

In the last post, I listed the four levels of reading described by Mortimer Adler in his book How To Read a Book. These four levels are: Elementary Reading–basic mastery of what the author is saying Inspectional Reading–understanding the main points of what the author is saying Analytical Reading–gaining an understanding of what the authorContinue reading “Online Great Books–Books in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand”

How To Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren was the first book assigned to our seminar group. (The first seminar last week covered the Online Great Books Handbook, and was devoted to various housekeeping matters related to the online apps that the program uses.) It is the book we cover beforeContinue reading “Online Great Books–How To Read a Book (1)”

Last night the Online Great Books group that I joined had our first seminar. The purpose of this post is to describe, for those who may want to join the program, what a seminar is like. Admittedly, the sample size is small since I have only had the one seminar, but I wanted to writeContinue reading “Online Great Books–First Seminar”

I set up this new blog Integral Eyes because I want to discuss the various aspects of the five elements of integral theory (quadrants, levels, lines, states, and types). However, a new usage of the blog came to mind when I signed up for the Online Great Books program last week at onlinegreatbooks.com. Our first seminarContinue reading “Online Great Books”

The mind is not a vessel to be filled; it is a fire to be kindled. — Plutarch. This is the first post on my new blog on integral theory and how it can illuminate current events, popular culture, and the world of ideas. This is my first personal blog; I look forward to exploringContinue reading “Integral Eyes”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”