Sophia

Marcus Through the Ages

A review of Marcus Aurelius and His Legacy by Judith Stove

Apr 23 • Steven Gambardella

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The Prison of Snobbery

How you judge others is how you judge yourself

Apr 14 • Steven Gambardella

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March 2026

The Illusion of Separation

Determinism, Free Will, and Egoism

Mar 17 • Steven Gambardella

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February 2026

The Stoic Art of Changing: The Utility of the Self

How to rewrite your story

Feb 27 • Steven Gambardella

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Right and Wrong vs. Good and Evil

Stoicism and Morality

Feb 18 • Steven Gambardella

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January 2026

A Defence of Stoicism

What It Is and What It Is Not

Jan 29 • Steven Gambardella

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Love and Morality in Nietzsche’s “Beyond Good and Evil”

“What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.”

Jan 19 • Steven Gambardella

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Human Nature is a Dangerous Myth

Why the Human Condition Is a Better Basis for Our Ethics

Jan 7 • Steven Gambardella

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December 2025

The Philosophy of Blending In

How to not lose yourself in the midst of the party

Dec 27, 2025 • Steven Gambardella

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Desire and Self-Mastery

Plato’s Symposium and Stoic Assent

Dec 19, 2025 • Steven Gambardella

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The Trouble with Poetry

A Conversation with Aaron Fagan

Dec 13, 2025 • Steven Gambardella

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An Unsettling Portrait of the Human Heart

How the Maxims of La Rochefoucauld Sing and Sting

Dec 4, 2025 • Steven Gambardella

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