Stoic Warriors - The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind

Zusatztext This book is an important contribution for the reader who wants to discover Stoicism's contribution to how one may more confidently face hardships of like. Informationen zum Autor Nancy Sherman is University Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University and Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown Law School. In 1997-1999, she served as the inaugural holder of the Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the United States Naval Academy. Klappentext Delving deeply into the ancient legacy of this relationship, this book explores what the Stoic philosophy actually is, the role it plays in the character of the military (both ancient and modern), and its powerful value as a philosophy of life. Zusammenfassung In this book, Nancy Sherman, an expert on ancient philosophy and ethics uses the contemporary military as a window onto ancient Stoicism and its teachings.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Sherman, Nancy (University Professor of Philosophy Sherman
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.2007
• EAN: 9780195315912
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531591-2
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Print on demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; HISTORY / Military / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500