This episode features Nancy Sherman, distinguished university professor and professor of philosophy at Georgetown University. She was also the inaugural Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the United States Naval Academy. Prof. Sherman is the author of several books including Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience and Stoic Warriors, The Untold War.

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Highlights

* How Aristotle defines courage

* Courageous leaders must defy norms

* The story of Army Major Ian Fishback, whose documenting and protest of systematic torture led to the US amendment that banned the practice

* The story of Susan L. Solomon who co-founded the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) after her son was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes.

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