About this book
A series of biographical lectures originally published in 1850. Each chapter is a philosophical treatment of the life of an intellectual. The six representatives are Plato, Swedenborg, Shakespeare, Montaigne, Napolean and Goethe. (Introduction by S. Kovalchik)
Chapters
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- 101: I: The Uses of Great Men51:26 · read by skoval
- 202: II: Plato, Or The Philosopher1:04:25 · read by skoval
- 303: II: Plato, New Readings16:12 · read by skoval
- 404: III: Swedenborg, Or The Mystic1:24:36 · read by skoval
- 505: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 1)30:14 · read by skoval
- 606: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 2)29:44 · read by skoval
- 707: V: Shakspeare, Or, The Poet47:09 · read by skoval
- 808: VI: Napoleon, Or, The Man of the World54:56 · read by skoval
- 909: VII: Goethe, Or, The Writer46:29 · read by skoval
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