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Invitation to read: Hannah Arendt's essays and Moby Dick

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Jun 25, 2025
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Dear Reader,

This summer we’re going to read two essays from Hannah Arendt and my favorite August book, Moby Dick. I’m in the mood for self-reflective thinking together and beautiful sentences.

Full reading schedule is below. Sundays 12pm-1:30pm EST

If you’re a paying subscriber, you’re all set. Zoom sign-up link is below.


July

  • July 13th: Hannah Arendt’s “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship”

  • July 20th: Hannah Arendt’s “Thinking and Moral Considerations”

August

Herman Melville, MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE.

  • August 2

  • August 9

  • August 16

  • August 23

Moby Dick (whale) - Wikipedia

What you get:

  • Mini-lectures

  • Live Zoom discussions

  • Access to playback of Zoom discussions

  • Video breakdowns

  • Access to archival materials

  • Curated reading thread for readers to share favorite passages, ask questions, and reflect on the text

  • Q&As with me

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