NEWS:
Hay-on-Wye
So thrilled to be part of the line-up at the world’s largest music and philosophy festival at Hay-on-Wye (in Wales) at same time as famous Hay book festival. I’ll be on several panels with leading public intellectuals: Peter Singer, Dan Ariely, Paul Bloom, Slavoz Zizek among others.
Celebrating Prof. Nancy Sherman: Free Excerpt from “Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience”
This week we celebrate Prof. Nancy Sherman, her works and her valuable contribution to modern philosophy.
Georgetown Faculty at Spring Convocation
I recently had the honor of a lifetime in being asked by our President John DeGioi to give "A Life of Learning" address to the Georgetown Faculty at Spring Convocation.
Using Ethics to Navigate Moral Injury, for Veterans and Civilians
I'm deeply honored to be featured on Veteran's Day 2022 by Citizens&Scholars for my work as a public scholar.
Renowned Georgetown Ethicist Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Read and listen to the commemoration of the life of Army whistleblower against torture, Ian Fishback (my friend and colleague) in this powerful obituary by NPR’s Quil Lawrence (in which I am interviewed.)
Final Anguished Years of Warrior Scholar
I am delighted to be interviewed by Joe Humphreys in the Irish Times: “Has Stoicism Become a New Religion” in his “Unthinkable” column. (There’s a paywall, so contact me for .pdf!)
I am delighted that my book, Stoic Wisdom, is now a recommended book on MindofaStoic.com
I am really happy to have my essay, "Moral Injury and Stoic Resilience" appear in Modern Stoicism.
I am delighted to have an essay in this path-breaking collection of women writing about war. I'm especially thrilled to be in the company of the amazing novelist Aminatta Forna! Collateral Damage: Women Write about War
I am thrilled to see my piece on emotional connection and (maybe) neuron mirroring through march (and dance) in print Cannons and Codes: Law, Literature, and America’s Wars
5.27 Georgetown Now with Pres. DeGioia
(WATCH)
“The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” and “A Crack in the Stoic Armor" chosen by New York Times to appear in Modern Ethics in 77 Arguments: A Stone Reader.
Nancy has been featured as the WOMAN PHILOSOPHER OF THE MONTH
—American Philosophical Association Committee on the Status of Women
The Moral Injury
—David Brooks, New York Times
Mentions:
Georgetown Philosophy Prof. Delivers Lecture on Military Ethics
–VASSAR Stories
A ‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum escaped Ukraine. Racked by survivor’s guilt, he says he’s returning to Europe.
–Washington Post
Has Stoicism Become a New Religion?
–The Unthinkable interview with Joe Humphreys: Irish Times
Book by Philosophy Professor Uses Ancient Wisdom as Framework to Alleviate Problems of Today
–Blue & Gray, Georgetown University
Opinion Today
–New York Times
When Political Partisanship And The Military Collide
–NPR
Nancy Sherman on war and homecoming
—Prospect Magazine
Silicon Valley’s Latest Lifehack: Death
—Meduim.com
For Veterans, a Path to Healing ‘Moral Injury’
—New York Times
Reprehensible Behavior Is a Risk of Combat, Experts Say
—New York Times
Marines video and the ugly impulse of revenge
—CNN
Afterwar Review | Coping with the guilt and remorse of war
—Washington Post
How military chaplains are finding new ways to treat vets with invisible wounds
—The Washington Post
Haunted by Their Decisions in War
—The Washington Post
Essay: We’ve seen photos before like ones of U.S. soldiers with Afghan corpses
—The Washington Post
Reprehensible Behavior Is a Risk of Combat, Experts Say
—New York Times
Moral injury — the quiet epidemic of soldiers haunted by what they did during wartime
—vox.com
The Good Soldier: Why a Suicidal Officer Had to Go AWOL to Save His Life
—Rolling Stone
The Moral Weight of War
—Newsweek
The Illusion of American Exceptionalism Was Shattered
—The Daily Beast
The Modern Man is Getting Stoicism All Wrong
—Mel Magazine
Five Reasons Why Stoicism Matters Today
—Forbes
After War: A Conversation with Author Nancy Sherman
—Real Clear Defense
What Does It Take to Break the Athlete's Code of Silence?
—The Atlantic
Bowe Bergdahl and 'moral injury': What if 'right and wrong' crumbles?
—Christian Science Monitor
Soldiers Share Thoughts on less-obvious conflicts
—The Boston Globe
War and the American Ideal
—The Houghton Star
5 Questions: Philosopher explores warriors' moral anguish
—Military Times
Brutalised men do brutal things
—The Independent
What Does It Take to Break the Athlete's Code of Silence?
—The Atlantic
Essay: We’ve seen photos before like ones of U.S. soldiers with Afghan corpses
—The Washington Post
Soldier has 'no memory' of Afghan massacre
—ABC
Wounded warriors tragic reminder of war
—ABC