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Newton is not a classical author. "Classics" basically refers to philosophy, theology, literature and history from 600BC to 600AD. Humanities in Greece and Rome
by forensic 15y ago
Newton is not a classical author. "Classics" basically refers to philosophy, theology, literature and history from 600BC to 600AD. Humanities in Greece and Rome.
- Alex3917 15y agoMortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren include him in the canon in How To Read a Book. That seems to be as authoritative a list as any. http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/greatbks.html http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/greatbks.html
- jwhitlark 15y agoMortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren were, by the way, strong supporters of the reader conversing, even arguing, with the author. I don't the Sanger is on the same page with them, and I don't believe they would agree with his essay.
- philwelch 15y agoOK, yes--if, for instance, you go to get a degree in "Classics", you are studying things that were written in ancient Greek and Latin. That's not to say that contemporary philosophers, theologians, historians, and students of literature restrict themselves to that era, though, or that that era is particularly important to them.