Stockdale Debates
Conversations, Point Papers and Debates covering ethical leadership issues relevant to military operations, national security and domestic politics.
The opinions expressed in these posts are the authors’, and do not represent those of the Stockdale Center, Navy or Department of Defense.

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

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

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

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 15
Fifteenth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 14
Fourteenth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also


Dr. James Giordano, Dr. Diane DiEuliis, “Balancing Act: Precision Medicine and National Security”
In a new paper published in Military Medicine, Stockdale Center Distinguished Fellow Dr James Giordano, and Dr Diane DiEuliis of National Defense University address the promise, possibilities and

How should the laws of armed conflict address the rise of AI-augmented decision-making?
Recently, significant effort has gone into deciding what is the appropriate space for algorithmic decision making in domestic law.[1] From discussions about the constitutionality of police

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 23

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 23

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 16

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 15

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 14
