This Virtual Reading Group Extra with Dr. Shannon Chamberlain and Christy Lynn Horpedahl is a brief conversation about about Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, Part II and David Hume's Essay VI, "Of the Study of History," from his Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary.
In the second part of Wolf Hall, Cardinal Wolsey's fall is brought about by his failure to obtain the king's divorce. Cromwell is haunted by this and other losses. Hume's essay discusses what history is and who should read it (more ladies, please). Chamberlain and Horpedahl discuss the differences between history, philosophy, stories, and poetry; the difference between "knowing" the end and experiencing without the benefits of knowledge; and more.
You can read the Hume essay, "Of the Study of History," from his Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary at the Online Library of Liberty:
oll.libertyfund.org/title/hum...
Also, a brief post by Christy Lynn Horpedahl on whether Thomas Cromwell is an example of the Adam Smith "character" The Poor Man's son (Shannon Chamberlain disagrees so be forewarned) at AdamSmithWorks:
www.adamsmithworks.org/speaki...
You can sign up for future virtual reading groups here:
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Shannon Chamberlain is a tutor at St. John's College in Santa Fe, NM, and this conversation is, in part, inspired by a virtual reading group hosted by Liberty Fund on The Messiness of Progress: Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and David Hume’s Essays and Histories.
oll.libertyfund.org/page/virt...
9 авг 2023
