Philosophy: I Need It

A Year of Growth, and What Comes Next

Happy New Year!

9 hrs ago • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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December 2025

The Real World Howard Roark

The Fountainhead introduced one of the most radical heroes in modern literature.

Dec 26, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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Bondi Beach and the West’s Evasion

Before moving into analysis, it must be stated straight: the Bondi Beach attack on 14 December 2025 killed 15 civilians, including a 10-year-old girl…

Dec 21, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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Anders Zorn in Hamburg: Beauty Without Apology

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Dec 11, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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“The End”: now as a poem-film

Most of you have already met The End as a poem.

Dec 3, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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November 2025

No, Israel Should Not Normalise Evil

Why the Saudi “Peace” Deal Is a Suicide Pact

Nov 22, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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October 8th Symphony

A Symphony in Prose

Nov 14, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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A Rare Act of Cultural Heroism

They Tried to Silence Them - The Israel Philharmonic Answered with Hope

Nov 7, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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The Prison You Build for Yourself: An Interview on The Weight of Silence

On freedom, guilt, and the courage to act.

Nov 1, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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October 2025

Where Are Our Cultural Heroes?

How Stern, Bernstein, and Rostropovich fought for civilisation—and why no one does anymore

Oct 22, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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The Republic of Tears

A lament for a nation that mistook sorrow for virtue.

Oct 13, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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The Lost Symphony of Israel

The Israel Philharmonic, Paul Ben-Haim, and what we’re dangerously close to forgetting

Oct 10, 2025 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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