Don’t Read Too Much | Episode XIX

Send us Fan MailIn one of his many letters to his nephew Lucilius, the famous Stoic philosopher, playwright, and statesman, Seneca, advises his nephew to avoid reading too much. Jonathan and Ryan take up the philosopher’s advice and consider what dangers there are, if any, in reading too much or too widely. Seneca’s Epistle 2 (free in English): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_2Seneca’s Epistles 1-65 (English - Latin): https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780674990845Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780812968255Joseph Keegin’s What is College? https://fxxfy.net/2021/09/08/what-is-college/St. Thomas Aquinas’ Question 166: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3166.htmC.S. Lewis’s Learning in War-Time: https://bradleyggreen.com/attachments/Lewis.Learning%20in%20War-Time.pdfCicero’s Pro Archia Poeta: https://amzn.to/3KLj8fTNew Humanists is brought to you by the Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/Links may have referral codes, which earn us a commission at no additional cost to you. We encourage you, when possible, to use Bookshop.org for your book purchases, an online bookstore which supports local bookstores.Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comSupport the show