The Problem with Courage

April 16, 2009
Host: Armand DiMele

Armand DiMele challenges the conventional praise of courage, asking whether it is genuinely virtuous or a way of shaming people whose fear is entirely reasonable. He introduces counterphobia, the impulse to charge toward what frightens us most, and explores with callers how fear, avoidance, and self-nurturing shape daily life.

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