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#126 Nancy Sherman: Soldiers and Stoics

2021/12/14
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Nancy Sherman: 本书探讨了斯多葛哲学与军事思想的交汇，以及如何在现代生活中运用斯多葛的智慧。她认为，斯多葛主义并非简单的压抑情绪，而是包含一套复杂的情感理论，包括本能情绪、过度情绪和理性情绪三个层次。通过自我观察、反思和写作等方法，人们可以在冲动和理性反应之间建立缓冲，更好地控制情绪。此外，她还探讨了斯多葛主义在决策、韧性、以及如何处理死亡和悲伤等方面的应用，并与亚里士多德的观点进行对比，强调全面考虑事情的利弊，而非仅仅依靠欲望的强度。最后，她还谈到了美德与荣誉的区别，以及如何培养韧性，并强调了在现代社会中保持良好品格的重要性。 Shane Parrish: 作为访谈主持人，Shane Parrish 与 Nancy Sherman 进行了深入的探讨，涵盖了斯多葛主义的实践应用，以及如何在现代生活中运用斯多葛哲学来应对挑战。他引导 Nancy Sherman 分享了她个人在运用斯多葛主义方面的经验，并就相关问题提出了自己的见解。

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The episode opens with a reflection on the superficial metrics of social media and the importance of internal virtue and honor.

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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. -- Want even more? Members get early access, hand-edited transcripts, member-only episodes, and so much more. Learn more here: https://fs.blog/membership/)

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