Imagination Redeemed S3 E16 - Why We Remember the Past Differently (with Heidi White)
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Sep 1, 2022 Memory expert Heidi White discusses the importance of embracing both attitudes toward the past for a balanced perspective. The podcast explores courage, vulnerability, symbolism in art, the roles of guardians and revolutionaries in culture, virtues in artistic expression, and the transformative power of memory and art.
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Courage Requires Vulnerability
- Courage depends on human vulnerability and the possibility of suffering harm.
- Heidi White defines courage as the readiness to die, rooted in our fallen, embodied condition.
Readiness To Die Is Core To Courage
- Every courageous act ultimately references a readiness to die, literal or metaphorical.
- White argues courage often looks fearless externally but is grounded in accepting loss.
Aim Courage Toward The Common Good
- Orient courage toward the life of the world, not personal vanity or ideology.
- Choose actions that are good, not merely drastic, and practice ordinary sacrificial habits.