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Day 28 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeApr 22: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MORALSHappiness as a Duty Immanuel Kant, the most influential of German philosophers, taught that it was man's duty to be happy, for an unhappy man is tempted to sin. Seekers after happiness find aid and inspiration in Kant's writings. Read from FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MORALS ........ Vol. 32, pp. 310-317 Apr 23: Shakespeare's KING LEAR"If You Have Poison for Me, I Will Drink It"Shaken and disillusioned by the treachery of his elder daughter, King Lear suspected even the faithful Cordelia of evil designs. Her most tender efforts to comfort him failed to drive away the insistent specter of his madness. Read from Shakespeare's KING LEAR ......... Vol. 46, pp. 293-303 Apr 24: Darwin's ORIGIN OF SPECIESNineteen Million ElephantsAt the rate at which elephants naturally increase, Darwin estimated that in 750 years there could be nearly 19,000,000 elephants. But did Darwin consider the ravages of civilization and circuses? Read from Darwin's ORIGIN OF SPECIES ............ Vol. 11, pp. 74-86 Apr 25: Tacitus' ON GERMANYMighty Rome Feared These MenMen who danced among sharp swords—who gambled with their lives—who took their women to the battlefields to encourage the brave and shame the cowardly—these were the primitive Germans who made Roman emperors tremble. Read from Tacitus' ON GERMANY ............... Vol. 33, pp. 106-120 |