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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)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01: I: The Uses of Great Men
51:26 - Chapter 2
02: II: Plato, Or The Philosopher
1:04:25 - Chapter 3
03: II: Plato, New Readings
16:12 - Chapter 4
04: III: Swedenborg, Or The Mystic
1:24:36 - Chapter 5
05: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 1)
30:14 - Chapter 6
06: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 2)
29:44 - Chapter 7
07: V: Shakspeare, Or, The Poet
47:09 - Chapter 8
08: VI: Napoleon, Or, The Man of the World
54:56 - Chapter 9
09: VII: Goethe, Or, The Writer
46:29