Resiliency Rounds
This is a philosophy podcast. Eddie and Aneesh are practicing physicians who are trying to become the best version of themselves. They discuss a wide range of topics on the self, community, and humanity from the standpoint of ethical philosophy. Their mission is to develop authentic resiliency that comes from the pursuit of the Common Good. Their focus is Life, examined and well-lived.
Resiliency Rounds
Episode 16: The Foundations of Moral Obligation
In this episode, Eddie and Aneesh contemplate the life experiences of Admiral James Stockdale. Known as the 'Philosophical Fighter Pilot,' his trials and triumphs as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War inspired the creation of a highly sought-after and esteemed course on philosophical leadership - The Foundations of Moral Obligation (also known as 'the Stockdale Course').
You can read his essay, 'Courage Under Fire' here:
StockdaleCourage.pdf (hoover.org)
The Foundations of Moral Obligation reading list:
Plato: Euthyphro, Apology, & Crito
Plato: Republic
Aristotle: Nichomachean Ethics
Kant: On Enlightenment
John Stuart Mill: On Liberty
Thucydides: Melian Dialogue
Charter of the United Nations
Kant: Perpetual Peace
Tolstoy: Death of Ivan Ilych
Elie Weisel: Night
Epicurus: Letter to Meneoceus
The Bhagavad Gita
Dostoyevsky: The Grand Inquisitor
Neitzsche: Thus Spake Zarathustra
Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus
