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Selflessness in Stoicism

We as a species are caught in a predicament.

Jun 8 • 

Steven Gambardella

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May 2025

The Fundamental Rule in Stoicism

…and the problem with the "Dichotomy of Control"

May 27 • 

Steven Gambardella

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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 • 

Steven Gambardella

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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 • 

Steven Gambardella

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What it’s like to have a child

Four years in

Mar 6 • 

Steven Gambardella

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January 2025

Socrates Heard a Voice

And it wasn't his conscience

Jan 16 • 

Steven Gambardella

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Making the Most of Your Emotional Life With Seneca

Bridle Your Feelings to Control Your Destiny

Jan 1 • 

Steven Gambardella

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December 2024

Seneca and Gratitude

Stoicism and Christianity Meet in Beneficent Intent

Dec 18, 2024 • 

Steven Gambardella

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Stoicism in Prison

How the Ancient Philosophy is Rehabilitating Offenders in Modern Britain

Dec 1, 2024 • 

Steven Gambardella

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November 2024

The Fragile Self

How Stoicism can help us let go of what’s holding us back

Nov 10, 2024 • 

Steven Gambardella

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October 2024

Francis Bacon, True to Life

Francis Bacon’s portraits float like skeins of light on disturbed water, a glimpse that’s never wholly seen.

Oct 21, 2024 • 

Steven Gambardella

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Nietzsche the Stylist

If Michel de Montaigne is often described as the “world’s first blogger”, it could be said that Nietzsche was the first social media troll.

Oct 10, 2024 • 

Steven Gambardella

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