On
February 25th we discussed "The Secret Sharer," by Joseph Conrad, the story of a mysterious "secret double" who comes aboard an English merchant ship.
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| Sculpture of Conrad (1857-1924) in the seaport town of Gdynia, Poland |
March 25th our reading was "The Theory of the Leisure Class," by Thorstein Veblen. Is this famous book a realistic portrayal of our acquisitive nature, or a politically motivated critique of it?
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| The American economist Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) |
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| Carl Jung (1875-1961) |
This past
Monday, April 22d, the subject was "The Stages of Life," by C. G. Jung. It contains poignant observations about people who cling first to their childhood and later to their adolescence. What prevents them from attaining their full adult potential?
