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marylandmike09 · 06-30-2009, 10:18 AM

It isn't just for me. It's for people who are tired of allowing technology and modern advancements to do everything for them. I want to do what Leo Tolstoy did and read Plato in Greek. I want to do something intellectual. And the point of this thread is that the hard copies of books in the original are very hard to find. It seems like I'll have to rely on Amazon for whatever selection is up there, go to the actual country, much less find The Republic without English on one side or at all. I plan on going in 10 days to choose a classics major and a foreign language major for this purpose alone.

I will be going to the University of Oregon so I will be in the Pacific Northwest. Sorry if I seemed angry but modern society annoys me.

06-30-2009, 10:18 AM	#8
marylandmike09 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 201	It isn't just for me. It's for people who are tired of allowing technology and modern advancements to do everything for them. I want to do what Leo Tolstoy did and read Plato in Greek. I want to do something intellectual. And the point of this thread is that the hard copies of books in the original are very hard to find. It seems like I'll have to rely on Amazon for whatever selection is up there, go to the actual country, much less find The Republic without English on one side or at all. I plan on going in 10 days to choose a classics major and a foreign language major for this purpose alone. I will be going to the University of Oregon so I will be in the Pacific Northwest. Sorry if I seemed angry but modern society annoys me. Last edited by marylandmike09; 06-30-2009 at 10:23 AM.
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