The Sophist

Louis Althusser: Rethinking Ideology and the State

Are you free?

Nov 19 • 

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October 2025

Composure is a measure of how deep you are

Stoicism vs. Depth Psychology

Oct 25 • 

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Spinoza, God, and You

The morning is a symphony of small things — the rumble of the kettle, the diminuendo of a passing car, a shard of sunlight across the worktop.

Oct 15 • 

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No Excuses

Existentialism and the ethics of becoming who you are

Oct 8 • 

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September 2025

Beauty is the Struggle in a World of Chaos

Discussing Aztec Philosophy with Sebastian Purcell, PhD

Sep 25 • 

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August 2025

Narcissus: A Stoic Retelling

When the river Cephisus, rolling from the snowy caps of Mount Parnassus into the warmth of the Boeotian plane, wrapped the water nymph Liriope into his…

Aug 23 • 

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A Dangerous Philosophy

An Interview with the Modern Pyrrhonist Douglas Bates

Aug 9 • 

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July 2025

Stoic Paradoxes: Philosophy Against Conventional Thinking

How Stoic ideas defy common sense to help us think with moral clarity

Jul 16 • 

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June 2025

Selflessness in Stoicism

We as a species are caught in a predicament.

Jun 8 • 

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May 2025

The Fundamental Rule in Stoicism

…and the problem with the "Dichotomy of Control"

May 27 • 

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April 2025

Stoic Kitsch

Stoicism has a problem, and it’s not just AI slop and red pilled influencers

Apr 30 • 

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March 2025

Fighting For Clarity: An Interview With Ed Latimore

"The greatest challenge is the person in the mirror"

Mar 22 • 

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