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A Collection of Posts by Steven Gambardella

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    Wittgenstein: Liberation From Essence

    Wittgenstein: Liberation From Essence

    Does a Craving for General Explanations Limit Our Capacity to Think?
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    Steven Gambardella
    Mar 22
    Douglas Hofstadter, Strange Loops and the Enigma of Intelligence

    Douglas Hofstadter, Strange Loops and the Enigma of Intelligence

    Why “Artificial Intelligence” is a Contradiction in Terms
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    Steven Gambardella
    Feb 22
    Everything and God

    Everything and God

    Ibn Sina’s “Proof of the Truthful”
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    Steven Gambardella
    Dec 2, 2022
    The Prison Camp

    The Prison Camp

    A Spiritual Exercise
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    Steven Gambardella
    Oct 28, 2022
    The Freedom of Expression as the Expression of Freedom

    The Freedom of Expression as the Expression of Freedom

    Abstract Art — Then & Now
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    Steven Gambardella
    Aug 31, 2022
    Be as a Soap Bubble

    Be as a Soap Bubble

    How does a soap bubble end up in that perfect spherical shape?
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    Steven Gambardella
    Jul 20, 2022
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    Nietzsche vs. Stoicism

    Nietzsche vs. Stoicism

    Is the Quest for Truth and Order Futile?
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    Steven Gambardella
    Feb 6, 2021
    Philosophy Books for Self-Isolation

    Philosophy Books for Self-Isolation

    Your Reading List for a Better Life When We Come Out of This Crisis
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    Steven Gambardella
    Mar 24, 2020
    Stoicism: You Are What You Think

    Stoicism: You Are What You Think

    “Your soul takes on the colour of your thoughts” — Marcus Aurelius
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    Steven Gambardella
    Feb 1, 2020
    Marcus Aurelius: The View from Above

    Marcus Aurelius: The View from Above

    Getting Some Perspective from the Stars
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    Steven Gambardella
    Dec 7, 2019
    This idea could make everything better

    This idea could make everything better

    For you and for society. It’s called “Pithanon”.
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    Steven Gambardella
    Jul 22, 2021
    The Prison of Snobbery

    The Prison of Snobbery

    How you judge others is how you judge yourself
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    Steven Gambardella
    Sep 28, 2020
    Montaigne: The Art of Life

    Montaigne: The Art of Life

    Live your own life rather than just live
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    Steven Gambardella
    Aug 31, 2019
    Freud’s Decision Hack Will Change Your Life

    Freud’s Decision Hack Will Change Your Life

    How to make a difficult decision by tapping your unconscious
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    Steven Gambardella
    Oct 19, 2019
    Nietzsche’s Cure for Negativity

    Nietzsche’s Cure for Negativity

    How to Harness the “Will to Power”
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    Steven Gambardella
    Mar 2, 2019
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