How does Stoicism define courage? w/ Chris Gill and Sukhraj Gill

Episode Description

"Courage is knowledge of which things are to be chosen and avoided and neither." Diogenes Laertius, 7.92

In this episode of The Stoic Salon Podcast, we discuss how Stoicism defines courage and how courage is connected with the other virtues of wisdom, justice, and balance. If you are interested in learning more, join us in October 2022 for our Courageous Paths to Flourishing, Stoicon Women. Our theme this year is courage and we invite women and everyone to join us to learn what the Stoics might have to say about courage and to find and grow our own natural capacity for courage.

Information: https://pathstoflourishing.org

Discussion points: 0:00 Welcome to The Stoic Salon Podcast and introducing guests Professor Chris Gill and Sukhraj Gill (see bio links below).

4:25 Please subscribe, follow, support. Email hello@kathrynkoromilas.com with any questions.

5:10 Welcome to the guests and first question about personal notions of courage.

7:25 Chris mentions awesome example of his dad saving a man.

9:50 Sukhraj offers her own examples of courage

11:40 Question about external validation or reward of courage, what does it look like? What about less visible types of courage?

18:22 Courage as restraint or choosing silence

21:24 Courage beyond the military style. Courage is more universal. Chris talks about Plato's dialogue Laches.

23:10 Chris mentions Euripides' Medea (rather stand in battle than have a baby) and Sukhraj talks about courage for women

28:53 Chris talks about courage and unity of the virtues, can't separate courage from the other virtues

31:10 Chris talks about the importance of facing death and its link with courage and Musonius Rufus quote

32:30 Courage as knowledge and Chris brings in personal examples

36:10 Sukhraj talks about the unity of the virtues

42:20 A quote from Seneca

42:50 Fear. Stoic vs Aristotelian view. Chris's definition of courage - knowing how to act correctly in facing fear.

50:15 A comment about women, fear, courage and a personal example

55:00 How to know how to be courageous in a world where there are so many causes to stand up for.

About the guests: Christopher Gill:

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