Catherine Project
@catherineproject.bsky.social
We offer courses on great books, open to readers 16+ from all walks of life, at no cost. 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded by donations & grants. https://catherineproject.org/
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Enrollment for our Spring 2026 term is open!
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
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Current reads: Gulliver's Travels (with @catherineproject.bsky.social) and another @rbratten.bsky.social entry 📚
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Current reads: Gulliver's Travels (with @catherineproject.bsky.social) and another @rbratten.bsky.social entry 📚
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Have you found yourself asking: what is the deal with poiesis? Come read Plato’s TIMAEUS and Heidegger’s THE QUESTION CONCERNING TECHNOLOGY with me this Spring! Or sign up for many other great @catherineproject.bsky.social offerings!
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
General Offerings - Catherine Project
General Offerings In addition to our Core Program, we offer a variety of courses focused on particular great books, ancient languages, and other related subjects. These courses offer opportunities to ...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Have you found yourself asking: what is the deal with poiesis? Come read Plato’s TIMAEUS and Heidegger’s THE QUESTION CONCERNING TECHNOLOGY with me this Spring! Or sign up for many other great @catherineproject.bsky.social offerings!
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
Enrollment for our Spring 2026 term is open!
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Enrollment for our Spring 2026 term is open!
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
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I enjoyed a really thoughtful and insightful conversation about Sophocles' Philoctetus today, thanks to the @catherineproject.bsky.social (also great to finally be in a seminar with @kaseynbailes.bsky.social !)
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I enjoyed a really thoughtful and insightful conversation about Sophocles' Philoctetus today, thanks to the @catherineproject.bsky.social (also great to finally be in a seminar with @kaseynbailes.bsky.social !)
Curious about what we do?
Join us on Friday, October 24th for a one-off seminar on the Greek tragedy Philoctetes by Sophocles!
Learn more and register: catherineproject.org/community-se...
Join us on Friday, October 24th for a one-off seminar on the Greek tragedy Philoctetes by Sophocles!
Learn more and register: catherineproject.org/community-se...
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Curious about what we do?
Join us on Friday, October 24th for a one-off seminar on the Greek tragedy Philoctetes by Sophocles!
Learn more and register: catherineproject.org/community-se...
Join us on Friday, October 24th for a one-off seminar on the Greek tragedy Philoctetes by Sophocles!
Learn more and register: catherineproject.org/community-se...
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It’s been a year of @catherineproject.bsky.social
organizing seminars in the NL. I’m thrilled to see the community growing here. So far we have gathered to discuss Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Chaucer.
Join us on 1st Nov. to discuss Shakespeare’s Hamlet!
Register: forms.fillout.com/t/s8opMPj79Bus
organizing seminars in the NL. I’m thrilled to see the community growing here. So far we have gathered to discuss Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Chaucer.
Join us on 1st Nov. to discuss Shakespeare’s Hamlet!
Register: forms.fillout.com/t/s8opMPj79Bus
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October 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s been a year of @catherineproject.bsky.social
organizing seminars in the NL. I’m thrilled to see the community growing here. So far we have gathered to discuss Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Chaucer.
Join us on 1st Nov. to discuss Shakespeare’s Hamlet!
Register: forms.fillout.com/t/s8opMPj79Bus
organizing seminars in the NL. I’m thrilled to see the community growing here. So far we have gathered to discuss Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Chaucer.
Join us on 1st Nov. to discuss Shakespeare’s Hamlet!
Register: forms.fillout.com/t/s8opMPj79Bus
In partnership with the Graduate Institute at St. John's College, we're excited to announce an in-person event happening Saturday, October 11th on the College's beautiful Annapolis campus.
To view a full schedule of events and register, follow this link: catherineproject.fillout.com/annapolis-se...
To view a full schedule of events and register, follow this link: catherineproject.fillout.com/annapolis-se...
September 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In partnership with the Graduate Institute at St. John's College, we're excited to announce an in-person event happening Saturday, October 11th on the College's beautiful Annapolis campus.
To view a full schedule of events and register, follow this link: catherineproject.fillout.com/annapolis-se...
To view a full schedule of events and register, follow this link: catherineproject.fillout.com/annapolis-se...
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So this is outside of my training, but I know a lot of classicists on here: what would you suggest for someone post-college looking to teach themselves the language?
My instinct is 'Wheelock, blood, sweat and tears' but I assume there is a better answer.
My instinct is 'Wheelock, blood, sweat and tears' but I assume there is a better answer.
Could you suggest anything for post-college learners? I never took Latin but would like to have a better grasp of the language
August 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
So this is outside of my training, but I know a lot of classicists on here: what would you suggest for someone post-college looking to teach themselves the language?
My instinct is 'Wheelock, blood, sweat and tears' but I assume there is a better answer.
My instinct is 'Wheelock, blood, sweat and tears' but I assume there is a better answer.
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Registrations *just* closed, but @catherineproject.bsky.social offers an introductory Latin (and ancient Greek!) tutorial that uses Lingua Latina and Colloquia Personarum, depending on the section.
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
General Offerings - Catherine Project
General Offerings In addition to our Core Program, we offer a variety of courses focused on particular great books, ancient languages, and other related subjects. These courses offer opportunities to ...
catherineproject.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Registrations *just* closed, but @catherineproject.bsky.social offers an introductory Latin (and ancient Greek!) tutorial that uses Lingua Latina and Colloquia Personarum, depending on the section.
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
Today is the last day to apply!
We have over 100 courses on offer this fall. Join us for thoughtful, open-ended discussions on great books. Readers from all backgrounds are welcome; participation is free.
View our offerings & apply here: catherineproject.org
We have over 100 courses on offer this fall. Join us for thoughtful, open-ended discussions on great books. Readers from all backgrounds are welcome; participation is free.
View our offerings & apply here: catherineproject.org
August 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Today is the last day to apply!
We have over 100 courses on offer this fall. Join us for thoughtful, open-ended discussions on great books. Readers from all backgrounds are welcome; participation is free.
View our offerings & apply here: catherineproject.org
We have over 100 courses on offer this fall. Join us for thoughtful, open-ended discussions on great books. Readers from all backgrounds are welcome; participation is free.
View our offerings & apply here: catherineproject.org
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Right now I'm trying to decide between Plato (Republic), Virginia Woolf (Mrs. Dalloway/To The Lighthouse), or Borges (Ficciones). Or James Joyce (Dubliners/Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man). Oh, Or Dostoevsky. Or
Enrollment for our Fall 2025 term is open!
View our Fall 2025 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on August 8th.
View our Fall 2025 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on August 8th.
July 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Right now I'm trying to decide between Plato (Republic), Virginia Woolf (Mrs. Dalloway/To The Lighthouse), or Borges (Ficciones). Or James Joyce (Dubliners/Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man). Oh, Or Dostoevsky. Or
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Have you ever wondered what being means? Want to not find out? Come read BEING AND TIME with me on Tuesday nights this Fall! Or sign up for one of many other great @catherineproject.bsky.social offerings!
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
General Offerings - Catherine Project
General Offerings In addition to our Core Program, we offer a variety of courses focused on particular great books, ancient languages, and other related subjects. These courses offer opportunities to ...
catherineproject.org
July 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Have you ever wondered what being means? Want to not find out? Come read BEING AND TIME with me on Tuesday nights this Fall! Or sign up for one of many other great @catherineproject.bsky.social offerings!
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
catherineproject.org/general-offe...
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Simply an outstanding @catherineproject.bsky.social menu for the fall—one of the richest and broadest I've seen: catherineproject.org/general-offe...
General Offerings - Catherine Project
General Offerings In addition to our Core Program, we offer a variety of courses focused on particular great books, ancient languages, and other related subjects. These courses offer opportunities to ...
catherineproject.org
July 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Simply an outstanding @catherineproject.bsky.social menu for the fall—one of the richest and broadest I've seen: catherineproject.org/general-offe...
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Who wants to read something cool with me this Fall?
Registration for our Fall term will open this Thursday, 7/31...
But if you just can't wait to read a great book with great people, we're opening early registration for four groups that start in August!
Follow the link to register or learn more: forms.fillout.com/t/4vGEpx8LN8us
But if you just can't wait to read a great book with great people, we're opening early registration for four groups that start in August!
Follow the link to register or learn more: forms.fillout.com/t/4vGEpx8LN8us
July 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Who wants to read something cool with me this Fall?
Enrollment for our Fall 2025 term is open!
View our Fall 2025 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on August 8th.
View our Fall 2025 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on August 8th.
July 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Enrollment for our Fall 2025 term is open!
View our Fall 2025 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on August 8th.
View our Fall 2025 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on August 8th.
Registration for our Fall term will open this Thursday, 7/31...
But if you just can't wait to read a great book with great people, we're opening early registration for four groups that start in August!
Follow the link to register or learn more: forms.fillout.com/t/4vGEpx8LN8us
But if you just can't wait to read a great book with great people, we're opening early registration for four groups that start in August!
Follow the link to register or learn more: forms.fillout.com/t/4vGEpx8LN8us
July 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Registration for our Fall term will open this Thursday, 7/31...
But if you just can't wait to read a great book with great people, we're opening early registration for four groups that start in August!
Follow the link to register or learn more: forms.fillout.com/t/4vGEpx8LN8us
But if you just can't wait to read a great book with great people, we're opening early registration for four groups that start in August!
Follow the link to register or learn more: forms.fillout.com/t/4vGEpx8LN8us
Calling all Boston readers!
Join our summer reading group on utopia and human flourishing. We'll be reading ancient and modern writings by Hesiod, Aristotle, and Aldous Huxley and meeting at Boston University.
See flyer for more details and register at: catherineproject.org/events
Join our summer reading group on utopia and human flourishing. We'll be reading ancient and modern writings by Hesiod, Aristotle, and Aldous Huxley and meeting at Boston University.
See flyer for more details and register at: catherineproject.org/events
June 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Calling all Boston readers!
Join our summer reading group on utopia and human flourishing. We'll be reading ancient and modern writings by Hesiod, Aristotle, and Aldous Huxley and meeting at Boston University.
See flyer for more details and register at: catherineproject.org/events
Join our summer reading group on utopia and human flourishing. We'll be reading ancient and modern writings by Hesiod, Aristotle, and Aldous Huxley and meeting at Boston University.
See flyer for more details and register at: catherineproject.org/events
If, by some delightful chance, you live in Southern Indiana, we're hosting a series of one-off seminars in Bloomington this summer.
Dave knows that study and conversation are the grounds of true love! Don't you want to love?!
Register here: forms.fillout.com/t/2avxbuFk23us
Dave knows that study and conversation are the grounds of true love! Don't you want to love?!
Register here: forms.fillout.com/t/2avxbuFk23us
June 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If, by some delightful chance, you live in Southern Indiana, we're hosting a series of one-off seminars in Bloomington this summer.
Dave knows that study and conversation are the grounds of true love! Don't you want to love?!
Register here: forms.fillout.com/t/2avxbuFk23us
Dave knows that study and conversation are the grounds of true love! Don't you want to love?!
Register here: forms.fillout.com/t/2avxbuFk23us
Join us in Chicago on Saturday, 6/14 for a seminar on selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses!
Visit catherineproject.org/events for more info and to register.
Visit catherineproject.org/events for more info and to register.
June 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Join us in Chicago on Saturday, 6/14 for a seminar on selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses!
Visit catherineproject.org/events for more info and to register.
Visit catherineproject.org/events for more info and to register.
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Fyodor Dostoyevski: Crime and Punishment (In-Person) | June BISR Courses at Tribeca Therapy | buff.ly/TwYhLaG
May 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Fyodor Dostoyevski: Crime and Punishment (In-Person) | June BISR Courses at Tribeca Therapy | buff.ly/TwYhLaG
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“All human beings by nature stretch themselves out towards knowing.”
On my experience wrestling with Aristotle's 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 via the @catherineproject.bsky.social - and my recovery from same.
#ClassicsBluesky #philsky
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On my experience wrestling with Aristotle's 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 via the @catherineproject.bsky.social - and my recovery from same.
#ClassicsBluesky #philsky
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Aristotle: Metaphysics via the Catherine Project
[982a 12] And among the kinds of knowledge, we assume the one that is for its own sake and chosen for the sake of knowing more to be wisdom than the one chosen for the sake of results, and that the…
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May 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“All human beings by nature stretch themselves out towards knowing.”
On my experience wrestling with Aristotle's 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 via the @catherineproject.bsky.social - and my recovery from same.
#ClassicsBluesky #philsky
sloopie72.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/a...
On my experience wrestling with Aristotle's 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 via the @catherineproject.bsky.social - and my recovery from same.
#ClassicsBluesky #philsky
sloopie72.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/a...
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Only one more @catherineproject.bsky.social meeting left for this reading group. 😭
April 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Only one more @catherineproject.bsky.social meeting left for this reading group. 😭
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So everyone should stop what they're doing right now and go read “Bartleby, the Scrivener”
April 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
So everyone should stop what they're doing right now and go read “Bartleby, the Scrivener”
Registration for our Summer term is now closed. Thank you to all 1,000 readers who applied! Placement decisions will start going out on 5/12.
Stay tuned for some exciting upcoming in-person events and see our Community Calendar for Fall term dates.
Stay tuned for some exciting upcoming in-person events and see our Community Calendar for Fall term dates.
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Community Calendar Please note that while we do our best to provide accurate estimates, all dates are subject to change. To receive the most up-to-date news about our offerings and events, we invite y...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Registration for our Summer term is now closed. Thank you to all 1,000 readers who applied! Placement decisions will start going out on 5/12.
Stay tuned for some exciting upcoming in-person events and see our Community Calendar for Fall term dates.
Stay tuned for some exciting upcoming in-person events and see our Community Calendar for Fall term dates.
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I applied to join a @catherineproject.bsky.social reading group this summer, and you should, too. Deadline's today! Pictured are the summer offerings through D. (What is there at F and beyond? Guess you'll have to click through to find out...) catherineproject.org/general-offe...
April 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I applied to join a @catherineproject.bsky.social reading group this summer, and you should, too. Deadline's today! Pictured are the summer offerings through D. (What is there at F and beyond? Guess you'll have to click through to find out...) catherineproject.org/general-offe...