Stoicism is having a moment. But Nancy Sherman writes that the tenets of Stoicism have long found a receptive audience in “the military mind.” Whether they know it or not, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are guided by many of the principles espoused by Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Sherman, a professor at Georgetown University, is the author of several books, including Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy behind the Military Mind. Books and people discussed in this episode include:“Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy behind the Military Mind” by Nancy Sherman https://global.oup.com/academic/product/stoic-warriors-9780195315912?cc=us&lang=en&Cicero https://iep.utm.edu/cicero-roman-philosopher/Marcus Aurelius https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marcus-aurelius/Epictetus https://iep.utm.edu/epictetu/Seneca’s “De Beneficiis” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3794/3794-h/3794-h.htmJames Stockdale https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/2097870/medal-of-honor-monday-navy-vice-adm-james-stockdale/Thomas Gibbons-Neff https://www.nytimes.com/by/thomas-gibbons-neffIan Fishback https://www.npr.org/2023/08/09/1192996954/ian-fishback-who-blew-the-whistle-on-torture-by-the-u-s-military-was-laid-to-resHugh Thompson https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wiener-my-lai-hugh-thompson-20180316-story.htmlEdward Villella https://sab.org/scenes/sab-trailblazer-edward-villella/More about Nancy Sherman https://www.nancysherman.com/Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Isabelle Kerby-McGowan and Megan Nadolski of Goat Rodeo.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 08, 2024 14:33 UTC