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Courage Under Fire

Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior

by James Stockdale

|Hoover Institution©1993·21 pages

James Stockdale spent 7 1/2 years as the highest ranking prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. 4 years in solitary confinement. 2 in leg irons. This book is about how he endured all of that with the wisdom of Stoic philosopher Epictetus in mind. In the Note, we explore the key tenets of Stoicism, the Stockdale Paradox, playing your role well and mastering your emotions.


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James Stockdale
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One of the most decorated officers in US Navy history
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