Resilience - The Stoics, They're Not Modern in This Regard

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Resilience is a word that really means to sort of bounce a bit. You want to hold on to your character or backbone, but you still want to be able to take in the inflow of information in a way that is wise prudential. The stoics think you should think about infalliblism - we're all in the same cosmos and the gods are infallible so we should try to be infallible. So what does that mean in terms of resilience? Well, it means that if you're really, really resilient and you're really adaptive, then you have this kind of what they call mental reservation. That's pretty resilient because back to our earlier conversation, it means you

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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