Nancy Sherman - College of Arts & Sciences

Georgetown University Faculty in Research

Dr. Nancy Sherman is a University Professor in the Philosophy Department at Georgetown. Since 1995, Nancy has consulted for the U.S. Armed Forces on issues of ethics, moral injury, stoicism, resilience, and post-traumatic stress, lecturing here and abroad. She has written or contributed to seven different books, including "Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of our Soldiers," published in 2015. She has also written over 60 articles on the subjects of ethics, military ethics, the history of moral philosophy, ancient ethics, the emotions, moral psychology, and psychoanalysis. She has been a frequent contributor in the media, and her articles, opinion pieces, reviews and mention of her work have appeared widely in the press. --Table of Contents-- 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - What are some reflections on your intellectual journey? 3:00 - Explaining a pivotal external change in research trajectory 5:00 - What stimulated your journey into philosophy? 7:00 - How did you come to the conclusion to go deeper into psychoanalysis? 10:40 - How did the psychoanalytic training help you frame questions for “Afterwar”? 13:40 - How do you navigate between teaching and publishing your work? 16:00 - Are you working on multiple issues, or just the “issue of the day”? 17:45 - What would you say to a younger you?