courage in theory and practice - week 1
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Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale
Courage in Theory & Practice
Roz Savage
Why does courage matter?
Courageous Life vs Average Life
Lifetime
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Courageous life
Average life
What types of courage are there?
Course Overview❖ Week 1: Definitions of Courage❖ Week 2: The Hero’s Journey ❖ Week 3: Intellectual Courage (Critical Thinking)❖ Week 4: Motivation and Purpose❖ Week 5: The Courageous Mindset❖ Week 6: Courageous Decision-Making❖ Week 7: Courage and Truth
Course Overview (contd.)
❖ Week 8: Managerial Courage❖ Week 9: Nonconformity❖ Week 10: Military Courage❖ Week 11: Political Courage❖ Week 12: Nurturing Courage in Self and Others❖ Week 13: Courage and the Future
Introducing Myself
❖ Roz Savage MBE: first woman to row solo across three oceans - Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
❖ (show video)
Week 1: Definitions of Courage
What kinds of courage are represented by…?
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Rosa Parks
Ernest Shackleton
Captain Oates
WW1 Soldiers
Viktor Frankl
Pacifists
Tank Man, Tiananmen Square
Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger
Fireman at World Trade Center, 9/11
Malala
Caitlyn Jenner
Chesley Sullenberger
Purple Heart
Joe Biden
Edward Snowden
Alex Honnold
Common phobias
Game of Thrones battle scene
What are the essential components of courage?
Fight or flight (fear)
Executive function
Overcoming fear
A Definition of Courage❖ A wilful, intentional act ❖ Executed after mindful deliberation❖ Involving objective substantial risk to the actor❖ Motivated to bring about a noble or worthy
purpose❖ Despite the presence of fear
(Rate, 2007)
MOTIVATION FEAR>= COURAGE
Courage to do what?
Courageous Life > Courageous Acts