The Odyssey U Curriculum
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Reading curriculum
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Brief Overview
Prologue: Read the Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution
Read the Bible: OT: Genesis and Exodus
Read Homer: Iliad and Odyssey
Read Plato: Apology and Crito
Read Aristotle: Ethics and Politics
Read the Bible: NT: Matthew and John
Read Founders: Locke’s Second and Founding Documents
Read Totalitarians: 1984 and The Abolition of Man
Read Tolkien: The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
Final Exam
Download a free, one page pdf of Odyssey U 101 below.
Detailed Contents
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Philology in 5: How to read like a free citizen
Philology is the art of slow, thoughtful reading, and we will use its five steps to study all our books. Learn to read free.
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Reading Tips: How to take notes, etc.
Reading these books is hard. Done right, it will take you a long time. I will teach you how to get the most out of every reading session.
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Curriculum Checklist: Track your progress
Become a rare Navy SEAL of the human mind. Use this detailed, step by step, one page checklist to complete Odyssey U’s 101 curriculum.
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1. The Bible
Read like a free citizen, and see why an American tyrant should hope to ban the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
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2. Homer
Read like a free citizen, and see why an American tyrant should want to keep you confused about the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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3. Plato
Read like a free citizen, and see why an American tyrant should work to prevent you from understanding Plato’s Apology and Crito.
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4. Aristotle
Read like a free citizen, and see why an American tyrant should hope to ban Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics.
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5. Founders
Read like a free citizen, and see why an American tyrant should desperately hope to keep you from studying Locke, the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution.
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6. Totalitarians
Read like a free citizen, and see why an American tyrant should hope to keep you from reading totalitarian literature of the 1900’s.
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7. Tolkien
Read like a free citizen, and see why an American tyrant should hope you never take Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings seriously.
Three Guides for Three Readers
High School
Guide high schoolers through the Odyssey U curriculum. Best for ages 16+. Coming soon!
College Classroom
Teach Odyssey U as a two-course sequence: 101 and 102. Designed around a 14-week semester. Coming soon!
Adult Learner
Complete Odyssey U on your own pace with this detailed, step by step independent reading plan. Great for solo learners and groups. Coming soon!