# Benjamin L Smith — RSS Amplifier Everything Benjamin L Smith publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Love of Wisdom, Certainty, and Personal Growth: Personal Reflections](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/the-love-of-wisdom-certainty-and) _2026-07-21 · Logos Letter_ The life of the philosopher revolves around arguments, definitions, and old books, but at a deeper level it opens the enquirer to unexpected opportunities for personal growth and improvement. ## [Populism is not Enough](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/populism-is-not-enough) _2026-07-08 · Logos Letter_ The Deeper Foundations of Political Order [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205969710/70dc751842fb5a77bb4a89c0bf951893.mp3) ## [Character and the Path to Defeat](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/character-and-the-path-to-defeat) _2026-06-20 · Logos Letter_ The Role of Character in Matters of War and Peace [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202843190/50e65a635d33110c1f0cc00fea153e78.mp3) ## [The Role of Loyalty and Friendship in the Common Good: A Deeper Political Perspective](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/the-role-of-loyalty-and-friendship) _2026-06-08 · Logos Letter_ Civic friendship is the missing ingredient in discussions of the common good. It creates bonds of fellow feeling among the citizens such that they truly seek the common good for each other. ## [Death and War in an Age of Foolishness: A Philosophical-Political Miscellany](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/death-and-war-in-an-age-of-foolishness) _2026-04-17 · Logos Letter_ I have never been so convinced that we are living in a time that is uniquely unhinged and deluded. Indeed, we are unable to see that we are living in a time of civilizational decline. ## [Anselm as a Guide to Thinking Metaphysics](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/anselm-as-a-guide-to-thinking-metaphysics) _2026-02-19 · Logos Letter_ The study of medieval philosophy offers students the opportunity to think about being with a rigor and depth often lacking in contemporary culture. In this endeavor, Anselm is a sure guide. ## [A Guide to Governing for the Common Good: Law and Public Policy in the Classical Perspective](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-governing-for-the-common) _2025-12-26 · Logos Letter_ Sometimes postliberal thinkers are criticized for being ambiguous about policies. But this need not be so. The common good provides clear criteria for developing concrete policies and programs. ## [The Truth About Good And Evil: A Very Concise Summary](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-good-and-evil-a-very) _2025-10-09 · Logos Letter_ It is my contention that Aristotelian-Thomist virtue ethics is the supreme philosophical description of the good life for man. Read and consider. ## [The Common Good Defined: The Cooperative State](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/the-common-good-defined-the-cooperative) _2025-08-08 · Logos Letter_ The concept of "the common good" has rightly emerged as a focal point in post liberal discourse. However, it is not often defined precisely. Surprisingly, it turns out to be a form of happiness. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0TfeOujfyAA9) _2025-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Men without Chests and the Reign of Techne](https://logosletter2022.substack.com/p/men-without-chests-and-the-reign) _2025-07-02 · Logos Letter_ We are reaching a point in which technology is no longer a tool for human aspirations. Rather technology is becoming a worldview, a way of life, closely associated with cultural and spiritual decline.