Lessons from the lives of the early Greek philosophers, the Stoics, are a fundamental part of military teaching. We look at the way Stoic teaching is incorporated into the Warrior Mentality, and whether the “stoic” approach, taught in basic training and so helpful on the battlefield, may be harming soldiers when they return home.
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The Warrior's Mind
Listen Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005 at 12:06 p.m. in Conflict, SocietyGuest host: Sam Litzinger
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Nancy Sherman
Professor of Philosophy and Fellow at Georgetown University's Kennedy Institute of Ethics; also former Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the United States Naval Academy; and author of "Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind (Oxford Univ. Press)
Steven Mark Jones, Chaplain
Army Chaplain (Major); Instructor of Officer Training, United States Army Chaplain Center and School (Fort Jackson, SC)
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