The Blog of War:
Reaffirming the Purpose of the Stockdale Center Blog
When the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership launched its blog in 2020, it did so with a conviction that reflective thought has a place—indeed, a necessary one—within the high-tempo, consequential world of military and public service. The blog was conceived not as a venue for idle speculation or ideological grandstanding, but as a forum for […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 29
Twenty-ninth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic style. We very quickly […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 28
Book I, Chapter 28 That We Ought Not to be Angry with Men; and What are the Little Things and the Great Among Men? This chapter, while continuing the last chapter’s discussion, also presents us with a Socratic/Platonic reading on the connection that is supposed to exist between knowledge and motivation. According to this view […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 27
Twenty-seventh installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic style. We very quickly […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 26
Twenty-sixth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic style. We very quickly […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 25
Twenty-fifth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic style. We very quickly […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 24
Twenty-fourth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic style. We very quickly […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 23
Twenty-third installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic style. We very quickly […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 23
Twenty-third installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic style. We very quickly […]
The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 16
Sixteenth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.” The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic […]