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Lyceum Digest #13
Everything published on our Substack from March 16 - April 3, 2026 including thoughts on Socratic Tutoring, James Madison and language, Machiavelli's…
Apr 3
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James Madison on the Limits and Necessity of Language in Political Thought
“The use of words is to express ideas."
Apr 3
1
Socratic Tutoring After a Year
By Nick Allmaier
Apr 3
2
1
Courting Disaster, Part 4: Philosophy and the Confrontation with Death in Plato’s Apology
By David Ferkaluk
Mar 25
Structuring an Argument: A Demonstration Through A Close Reading of Machiavelli’s The Prince, Chapter 1
By John Antonio Pascarella
Mar 25
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Lyceum Digest #13
Everything published on our Substack from March 16 - April 3, 2026 including thoughts on Socratic Tutoring, James Madison and language, Machiavelli's…
Apr 3
7
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Everything published on our Substack from March 2-13, 2026 including thoughts on the introduction to Moby Dick, several songs by The Killers, Madison's…
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Everything published on our Substack from February 2- 13, 2026 including thoughts on the power of visual arts, Moby Dick, Machiavelli's Dedicatory…
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Lyceum Digest #12
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James Madison and Fresh Thinking
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