Christopher NewportUniversityKeith McLoughland Great BooksSeriesAs an institution, the official "GreatBooks" program was inspired by EncylopediaBritannica's set of volumes of the samename; Keith McLoughland of CNU established a discussion group here inthe spirit of that program, and we carry on that institution in hishonor.The Great Books Series offersinterested scholars the opportunity to discuss important literaturefrom our cultural legacy. Effort will be put to exploring it'smeaning and relevance to our current world, making the best possibleuse of our critical thinking skills. The editors of the Britannicaseries have expressed their policy on the program as the"Shared Inquiry Method of Learning" by which we engage one another in the pursuit oftruth.The spring schedule is asfollows:Wednesday February 11 Prof. Eric DuskinOrwell's Animal Farm Wednesday February 25 Prof. RichardBeauchamp Locke'sOn Toleration Wednesday March 10 Prof. Jeffrey CarrPlato'sProtagoras Wednesday March 24 Prof. Denise GillmanHawthorne's Scarlet Letter Wednesday April 7 Prof. Jana AdamitisHomer's IliadAll meetings will be held in GosnoldHall, room 111, at 5:30 pm.Print copies of all of our readingswill be arranged through the CNU Bookstore, on reserve at thelibrary, and as digitally linked from this site.Signon to the Great Books Mailing ListLinksBOOKLINKS for many digital textsFour Rules of Shared InquiryGreat Books DiscussionsFall 2003Series