Name: Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy behind the Military Mind by Nancy Sherman (Author)
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Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy behind the Military Mind by Nancy Sherman (Author)

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Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy behind the Military Mind by Nancy Sherman (Author)ISBN: 9780195152166 Publisher : Oxford University Press, July 1, 2005 Hardcover, 256 pages While few soldiers may have read the works of Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius, it is undoubtedly true that the ancient philosophy known as Stoicism guides the actions of many in the military. Soldiers and seamen learn early in their training "to suck it up," to endure, to put aside their feelings and to get on with the mission. Stoic Warriors is the first book to

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