Are our choices right because they are endorsed by society? Or, are they endorsed by society because they are right? We embark upon the Foundations of Moral Obligation with a discussion about the first reading, Euthyphro by Plato.

In this episode, Eddie and Aneesh contemplate the life experiences of Admiral James Stockdale. Known as the 'Philosophical Fighter Pilot,' his trials and triumphs as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War inspired the creation of a highly sought-after and esteemed course on philosophical leadership - The Foundations of Moral Obligation (also known as 'the Stockdale Course').

You can read his essay, 'Courage Under Fire' here:
StockdaleCourage.pdf (hoover.org)

The Foundations of Moral Obligation reading list:
Plato: Euthyphro, Apology, & Crito 
Plato: Republic
Aristotle: Nichomachean Ethics
Kant: On Enlightenment
John Stuart Mill: On Liberty
Thucydides: Melian Dialogue
Charter of the United Nations
Kant: Perpetual Peace
Tolstoy: Death of Ivan Ilych
Elie Weisel: Night 
Epicurus: Letter to Meneoceus
The Bhagavad Gita
Dostoyevsky: The Grand Inquisitor
Neitzsche: Thus Spake Zarathustra
Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus

Welcome back to Resiliency Rounds.
Eddie and Aneesh start off the new season with a casual conversation about Season 1, Duty, Purpose, the Platonic Virtues, Burnout, Moral Injury, and the Foundations of Moral Obligation course.

The Foundations of Moral Obligation reading list:
Plato: Euthyphro, Apology, & Crito 
Plato: Republic
Aristotle: Nichomachean Ethics
Kant: On Enlightenment
John Stuart Mill: On Liberty
Thucydides: Melian Dialogue
Charter of the United Nations
Kant: Perpetual Peace
Tolstoy: Death of Ivan Ilych
Elie Weisel: Night 
Epicurus: Letter to Meneoceus
The Bhagavad Gita
Dostoyevsky: The Grand Inquisitor
Neitzsche: Thus Spake Zarathustra
Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus

What is Good? How do we distinguish what is desirable from what is right? And how should we balance the the Good of the individual with the Good of all?

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What is Wisdom? How is it different than Knowledge? What is the role of Wisdom in the search for Purpose and the pursuit of "a Good Life."

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Aneesh and Eddie discuss the virtue of Temperance and it's role in self-mastery, virtue, and a well-lived life.

Introduction credit: "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). Published 1875.
Recited by Morgan Freeman, December 2013, Charlie Rose Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7q_vACVwq0

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Aneesh explains the three levels of Justice: individual, natural, and civic. Eddie draws the connection from authentic Equality to civic Justice and aspirational Peace.

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Voices rise up in protest. A nation searches its soul. All the while, we must ask "what is Justice?" In this episode Eddie and Aneesh begin the conversation.

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In this episode Eddie & Aneesh discuss their Fitness journeys and how physical activity builds resiliency.

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Eddie and Aneesh use the analogy of making soup to describe active Hope.
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