April 24, 2020— "Essay on Man," by Alexander Pope

The next meeting of Great Books KC will be April 24, 2020.  

Meeting Content:
    We'll be discussing "Essay on Man," by Alexander Pope

Meeting Time and Place:
    Zoom on-line conference
        —If you have attended one of our meetings this year (2020) an email will be sent a day prior to meeting with a link to join the meeting.
        —If you have not attended a meeting this year and wish to join the Zoom meeting, send a request to greatbookskc@gmail.com.
    Date: April 24, 2020
    Time: 7:00 pm

Description of Book:
"Essay on Man," by Alexander Pope is a poem published in 1733–1734. It is concerned with the natural order God has decreed for man. Because man cannot know God's purposes, he cannot complain about his position in the Great Chain of Being and must accept that "Whatever IS, is RIGHT". It popularized optimistic philosophy throughout England and the rest of Europe. Pope's Essay on Man and Moral Epistles were designed to be the parts of a system of ethics which he wanted to express in poetry. Moral Epistles has been known under various other names including Ethic Epistles and Moral Essays.