COMPLETE Four Hundred Years of Freethought, Part I, by Samuel P. Putnam - rap

[msfry]

Her beef against the Czar was, I'm sure, the same as everyone else: The Imperial power was crushing a starving people.

ARRRRRGGGG! Why do they keep doing that?!?! Don't imperialists need well-fed workers to build their infrastructure, grow their food, wait tables and shine shoes?

[msfry]

PL Notes 03

25:31 the immorality of the clergy, you say immor-tality

Was glad to see Boccaccio represented on LV. I had never heard of him.
Roger Bacon is barely represented, with 2 short pieces.
Averroes, one small entry
Imitation of Christ was one of LV's earliest solos back in 2006, by David Barnes. I suppose I shall have to educate myself by listening to it someday.

This chapter (and others) are a mine field to turn into more projects. Golden nuggets are scattered throughout!

[RitaBoutros]

Here's that correction in 03:

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[msfry]

03 is PL OK.

[msfry]

PL Notes Section 52
:17 repeat, America Today, America Today, but it should say Chapter 21, Part 1, America Today - Inside Christianity
15:03 without a particle of moral meaning, you say reasoning

Other than that, Wow, another "tour-de-force" chapter, dropping names left and right worthy of investigating.

Might I persuade you to claim section 54? Based on this reading, I feel sure you'd enjoy reading about Ingersoll!

[tac107]

PL Notes Section 52
:17 repeat, America Today, America Today, but it should say Chapter 21, Part 1, America Today - Inside Christianity
15:03 without a particle of moral meaning, you say reasoning

Other than that, Wow, another "tour-de-force" chapter, dropping names left and right worthy of investigating.

Might I persuade you to claim section 54? Based on this reading, I feel sure you'd enjoy reading about Ingersoll!

Sure, I'll claim that! I'm just getting to these a little slowly right now because I'm pushing through a solo book.

[msfry]

Sure, I'll claim that! I'm just getting to these a little slowly right now because I'm pushing through a solo book.

54 is yours. No rush. We have quite a ways to go on this book.

[Kari1963]

Section 24, Shakespere

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26 minutes and 10 seconds.

I'm curious as to why his name is spelled differently; does anyone know?

Kari

[msfry]

I'm curious as to why his name is spelled differently; does anyone know?
Kari

Just for fun, I asked Bing Chat and got this answer:
spellings of Shakespeare vs Shakespere

"The spelling of William Shakespeare’s name has varied over time. During his lifetime, his name was not consistently spelled any single way in manuscripts or printed form. After his death, the name was spelled variously by editors of his work, and the spelling was not fixed until well into the 20th century1. The standard spelling of the surname as “Shakespeare” was the most common published form in Shakespeare’s lifetime, but it was not one used in his own handwritten signatures. It was, however, the spelling used as a printed signature to the dedications of the first editions of his poems Venus and Adonis in 1593 and The Rape of Lucrece in 1594. It is also the spelling used in the First Folio, the definitive collection of his plays published in 1623, after his death1.

The spelling of the name has changed over time. In the 18th century, “Shakespear” gained popularity, which was largely replaced by “Shakspeare” from the late 18th through the early 19th century. In the Romantic and Victorian eras, the spelling “Shakspere,” as used in the poet’s own signature, became more widely adopted in the belief that this was the most authentic version. From the mid-19th to the early 20th century, a wide variety of spellings were used for various reasons; although, following the publication of the Cambridge and Globe editions of Shakespeare in the 1860s, “Shakespeare” began to gain ascendancy.

Today, with rare exceptions, the spelling is now standardized as “Shakespeare” in English-speaking countries.

Please note that there are six surviving signatures written by Shakespeare himself. These are all attached to legal documents and appear as follows: Willm Shakp, William Shaksper, Wm Shakspe, William Shakspere, Willm Shakspere.


So, there it is!

[Kari1963]

I'm curious as to why his name is spelled differently; does anyone know?
Kari

Just for fun, I asked Bing Chat and got this answer:
spellings of Shakespeare vs Shakespere

"The spelling of William Shakespeare’s name has varied over time. During his lifetime, his name was not consistently spelled any single way in manuscripts or printed form. After his death, the name was spelled variously by editors of his work, and the spelling was not fixed until well into the 20th century1. The standard spelling of the surname as “Shakespeare” was the most common published form in Shakespeare’s lifetime, but it was not one used in his own handwritten signatures. It was, however, the spelling used as a printed signature to the dedications of the first editions of his poems Venus and Adonis in 1593 and The Rape of Lucrece in 1594. It is also the spelling used in the First Folio, the definitive collection of his plays published in 1623, after his death1.

The spelling of the name has changed over time. In the 18th century, “Shakespear” gained popularity, which was largely replaced by “Shakspeare” from the late 18th through the early 19th century. In the Romantic and Victorian eras, the spelling “Shakspere,” as used in the poet’s own signature, became more widely adopted in the belief that this was the most authentic version. From the mid-19th to the early 20th century, a wide variety of spellings were used for various reasons; although, following the publication of the Cambridge and Globe editions of Shakespeare in the 1860s, “Shakespeare” began to gain ascendancy.

Today, with rare exceptions, the spelling is now standardized as “Shakespeare” in English-speaking countries.

Please note that there are six surviving signatures written by Shakespeare himself. These are all attached to legal documents and appear as follows: Willm Shakp, William Shaksper, Wm Shakspe, William Shakspere, Willm Shakspere.


So, there it is!

Thank you!!

Kari B.

[TedL]

Michele,
Could you assign sections 11, 12 and 13 to me?

Thank you!

[Bluebee]

Hi,I would like to read 13 - VIII.4 -Comte.

[Bluebee]

XIV2 I can read if available. Thanks.

[tac107]

PL Notes Section 52
:17 repeat, America Today, America Today, but it should say Chapter 21, Part 1, America Today - Inside Christianity
15:03 without a particle of moral meaning, you say reasoning

Other than that, Wow, another "tour-de-force" chapter, dropping names left and right worthy of investigating.

Might I persuade you to claim section 54? Based on this reading, I feel sure you'd enjoy reading about Ingersoll!

Edited, 22:17

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[Kari1963]

section 23, Four Hundred Years Of Free thought

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nineteen minutes and 7 seconds

Kari