Great Books of the Western World | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:16 1 History
00:05:01 2 Volumes
00:06:40 2.1 Volume 1
00:06:52 2.2 Volume 2
00:07:49 2.3 Volume 3
00:08:54 2.4 Volume 4
00:09:12 2.5 Volume 5
00:11:41 2.6 Volume 6
00:12:08 2.7 Volume 7
00:13:23 2.8 Volume 8
00:14:09 2.9 Volume 9
00:14:48 2.10 Volume 10
00:15:06 2.11 Volume 11
00:16:07 2.12 Volume 12
00:16:40 2.13 Volume 13
00:17:01 2.14 Volume 14
00:17:19 2.15 Volume 15
00:17:41 2.16 Volume 16
00:18:24 2.17 Volume 17
00:18:43 2.18 Volume 18
00:19:03 2.19 Volume 19
00:19:30 2.20 Volume 20
00:19:57 2.21 Volume 21
00:20:15 2.22 Volume 22
00:20:33 2.23 Volume 23
00:20:53 2.24 Volume 24
00:21:08 2.25 Volume 25
00:21:23 2.26 Volume 26
00:22:44 2.27 Volume 27
00:23:51 2.28 Volume 28
00:24:28 2.29 Volume 29
00:24:45 2.30 Volume 30
00:25:05 2.31 Volume 31
00:25:40 2.32 Volume 32
00:26:04 2.33 Volume 33
00:26:25 2.34 Volume 34
00:26:50 2.35 Volume 35
00:27:27 2.36 Volume 36
00:27:50 2.37 Volume 37
00:28:06 2.38 Volume 38
00:28:38 2.39 Volume 39
00:28:55 2.40 Volume 40
00:29:12 2.41 Volume 41
00:29:29 2.42 Volume 42
00:30:14 2.43 Volume 43
00:30:58 2.44 Volume 44
00:31:16 2.45 Volume 45
00:31:46 2.46 Volume 46
00:32:06 2.47 Volume 47
00:32:21 2.48 Volume 48
00:32:37 2.49 Volume 49
00:33:00 2.50 Volume 50
00:33:21 2.51 Volume 51
00:33:36 2.52 Volume 52
00:33:53 2.53 Volume 53
00:34:09 2.54 Volume 54
00:35:32 3 Second edition
00:37:09 3.1 Volume 20
00:37:25 3.2 Volume 23
00:37:40 3.3 Volume 31
00:38:17 3.4 Volume 34
00:38:36 3.5 Volume 43
00:38:56 3.6 Volume 44
00:39:12 3.7 Volume 45
00:39:26 3.8 Volume 46
00:39:44 3.9 Volume 47
00:39:59 3.10 Volume 48
00:40:13 3.11 Volume 52
00:40:40 3.12 Volume 55
00:41:36 3.13 Volume 56
00:43:04 3.14 Volume 57
00:43:34 3.15 Volume 58
00:44:11 3.16 Volume 59
00:45:12 3.17 Volume 60
00:46:24 4 Criticisms and responses
00:46:34 4.1 Authors
00:48:25 4.2 Works
00:49:13 4.3 Difficulty
00:50:29 4.4 Rationale
00:51:17 4.5 Response to criticisms
00:52:09 5 See also



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SUMMARY
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Great Books of the Western World is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952, by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., to present the Great Books in a 54-volume set.
The original editors had three criteria for including a book in the series: the book must be relevant to contemporary matters, and not only important in its historical context; it must be rewarding to re-read; and it must be a part of "the great conversation about the great ideas", relevant to at least 25 of the 102 great ideas identified by the editors. The books were not chosen on the basis of ethnic and cultural inclusiveness, historical influence, or the editors' agreement with the views expressed by the authors.A second edition was published in 1990 in 60 volumes. Some translations were updated, some works were removed, and there were significant additions from the 20th century.