Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World: Favorite Classic Book Set Reviewed

Honest review of the famous Great Books of the Western World set (1952). This classic book set is my favorite set of classics in my library - for good reason. Here, I tell all the nitty gritty details about what makes the Great Books of the Western World set so great (as well as its drawbacks). I compare this set of books to the other famous book sets, like the Harvard Classics and the Franklin Library sets. Spearheaded by Robert Hutchins and Mortimer Adler out of the University of Chicago, this set remains well known in classic books circles through the U.S. and abroad. Learn about the books included in this set, the underrated Syntopicon, and the introduction to the great books provided by Robert Hutchins. Subscribe to join in the “Great Conversation“ in this digital age. ABOUT THINKINGWEST ThinkingWest aims to revive the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through promoting the study of the great books of the western world, classical approaches to education, and through thoug