Leo Salvatore
Author
Leo Salvatore holds a bachelor's and a master's in the humanities, with a focus on classics and philosophy. His writing has appeared in Venti, VoegelinView, Future in Educational Research, Medium, and his Substack, “Thales’ Well.”
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Saint Augustine of Hippo’s 3-Stage Path to the Divine
Augustine’s progression from sin to virtue is clear through three stages of his relationship to language.
3 Insights to Find Your True Voice From ‘Letters to a Young Poet’
Rainer Maria Rilke wrote on the importance of solitude and sincerity in cultivating beauty in art and meaning in life.
Vitruvius: The Roman Architect Who Laid the Foundations of Western Architecture
It may come as a surprise that architecture influences public mood and opinion. A 20th-century switch from classic to modernist styles has had negative effects.
‘On the Sublime’ in Literature
Is beauty really in the eye or ear of the beholder or are there standards that apply to define it?
Cicero on the Ideal Orator
What are the most important traits of a good speaker? How can the powerful tool of oratory be used for good? Cicero’s answers are as timely as ever.
Aristotle’s 3 Types of Friendship
Most Americans believe friendship is important to their happiness. Let’s look at how Aristotle described a good friendship.
John Stuart Mill on Free Expression
British 19th-century philosopher John Stuart Mill crafted a concise, razor-sharp, and lasting essay on the necessity of free speech and open debate.
Horatius at the Bridge: The Dedication of a Hero
Thomas Babington Macaulay’s poem ‘Horatius’ teaches us the value of courage and resilience before insurmountable odds.
Saint Thomas Aquinas on Virtue and Sin
The saint and philosopher Thomas Aquinas married ancient Greek thought with Christianity. His insights remain as timeless today as they were in Medieval Europe.
