#126 Nancy Sherman: Soldiers and Stoics

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

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🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

What can we learn from the intersection between the fundamental tenets of Stoicism and military heroism? Author and professor Nancy Sherman uses her extensive experience in both subjects to discuss why there’s much to gain from examining ancient Greek and Roman philosophies and how to use their teachings today. On this episode Sherman explores how to gain control of your emotions, Stoic techniques for decision making, building resilience, the difference between honor and virtue, and much more.

Sherman is a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, and she is also the inaugural Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the United States Naval Academy. She has written extensively during her career on the Stoics, and her most recent book is Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience.

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0:00.0	It is very hard in a world driven by how many likes you have on a Facebook page or how many
0:07.5	followers you have to remember that these metrics are not really a measure of your worth.
0:16.5	It's not that. It's what's inside and that's your virtue. And it will have its own kind of
0:24.4	honor. It's the honor of fitting virtue. And that really is that's an incredibly important lesson
0:31.5	right now.
0:49.2	Welcome to the Knowledge Project. I'm your host Shane Parish.
0:52.3	This podcast sharpens your mind by helping you master the best what other people have already figured
0:57.1	out. If you're listening to this, you're missing it. If you'd like special member only episodes
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1:07.6	fs.blog slash membership. Check out the show notes for a link. Nancy Sherman is here today.
1:15.5	Nancy is a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University with a focus on ancient Greek and
1:20.4	Roman philosophy. Her most recent book is Stoic Warriors, The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military
1:26.1	Mind. I wanted to talk to Nancy to continue my exploration of stoicism and get a more academic
1:32.8	and military perspective around it. We talk about emotions and how we can regain control of them,
1:38.2	stoic techniques for making good decisions, building resilience, dealing with reality and so much more.
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