The Strategic Stoic

Why Nothing You Buy Is Supposed to Make You Feel Good

A Stoic Argument for Judgment, Responsibility, and Sovereignty

Sep 23 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

The Baseline Trap

How Comfort Becomes Expectation—and Expectation Becomes Dependence

Sep 13 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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Athena—Power Inherently Under Command

Athena as the Archetype of the Warrior-Philosopher

Sep 12 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

Strategic Stoicism—Stoicism Under Pressure

Building the Capability to Keep Virtue Sovereign When Circumstances Become Difficult

Sep 11 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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The Stoic Difference Between Desire and Craving

Stoicism does not teach us to want nothing. It teaches us not to become slaves to what we want.

Sep 10 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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If AI Eventually Beats Us All, Being Stupid Won’t Save You.

Why preparing intelligently for an uncertain AI future is still the rational and strategic Stoic choice.

Sep 6 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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June 2026

The Market Is Not the Measure of the Soul

A Stoic Reflection on Hyper-Capitalism

Jun 5 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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May 2026

Lines of Separation: Stoicism vs. Nietzsche

The Line Between Power and Virtue

May 8 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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February 2026

Stoicism Is Not a Success Strategy

Why Virtue Is Not a Tactic and Duty Is Not Optimization

Feb 6 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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Content or Complacent?

A Stoic Perspective on Striving and Satisfaction

Feb 4 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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Lines of Separation: Aristotelianism and Stoicism

Where They Meet, Where They Diverge, And Personal Choice

Feb 3 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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January 2026

Aging

A Stoic Approach

Jan 30 • Alexander Katrompas, PhD

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