Philosophical Perspectives on Moral Character II
Dr. James Giordano is a distinguished professor in Neurology and Biochemistry at Georgetown University and a fellow at the Stockdale Center. Dr. Josh Stuchlik, a moral philosopher, teaches at the University of St. Thomas and was a fellow at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. Lastly, Dr. Patrick Smith, a Stockdale Center fellow and […]
Psychological and Future Perspectives on Moral Character
Dr. Dan Cervone, a psychology professor at the University of Illinois, specializes in social-cognitive analysis of personality. Dr. Richard Lerner, a developmental psychology expert from Tufts University, boasts over 800 scholarly publications. Lieutenant General Chris Miller, retired from the Air Force, now at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership, reflects on […]
Philosophical Perspectives on Moral Character I
The panel titled “Philosophical Perspectives” featured discussions on virtue and character. Christian Miller summarized his book, emphasizing the concept of moral virtue and empirical research indicating that most people lack it. Edward Brooks discussed character education at Oxford, highlighting its importance and practical application. William Cochran offered insights from Plato and Aristotle, focusing on moral […]
McCain 2023 Opening with GEN Mattis
Joe Thomas, Director of the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the Naval Academy, opens the event by discussing the Center’s history, mission, and activities. He highlights its role as an internal think tank and its “up and out” mission, which includes producing curriculum for ethics and leadership development for various […]
David Brooks, McCain 2023
David Brooks, a political and cultural commentator for the New York Times, reflects on his career and discusses character formation. He mentions his time at the University of Chicago and his various roles in journalism. Brooks talks about different models of moral development, including the Victorian, Eisenhower, Augustinian, and social skills approaches. He emphasizes the […]
Winter 2017 – Mr. Ken Blanchard – author of The One Minute Manager, and The Servant Leader, discusses the concept of servant leadership “Service Leadership in Action”.
“Service Leadership in Action” Mr. Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager, and The Servant Leader, discusses the concept of servant leadership by first telling the story of his father, a Naval Academy graduate who served in the Pacific during WWII, piloting LCI, after having left a lucrative career in Wall Street. During his Naval […]