Edward Bernays was born in Vienna, Austria on November 22, 1891 and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 9, 1995. He is generally regarded as among the originators of the field of public relations and what Bernays called “propaganda,” which is now called “advertising.” In fact, Bernays’ obituary called him the “father of public relations.”…
In last month’s “Front and Center,” we encountered Josef Pieper’s definition of virtues as “perfected abilities,” and thus the important virtue of prudence is the perfected ability to take right decisions. Pieper worked within a tradition of thought that has its sources in the works of Aristotle (d. 322 B.C.) and of Thomas Aquinas (d….
In the document “Marine Corps Values: A User’s Guide for Discussion Leaders” one finds near the beginning, as the purpose of the document is introduced, a statement that captures in brief the mission of the Al Gray Marine Leadership Forum and Carolina Museum of the Marine. “Ensuring that today’s Marines uphold the legacy of those…
Part of the mission of the Al Gray Marine Leadership Forum at Carolina Museum of the Marine is to make available to the general public the knowledge of how to guide oneself for effectiveness in all domains of life that the Marine Corps has learned over nearly 250 years of service to the United States….
Last month, we examined the first part of a course in ethics for warrant officers in Basic School. The course begins, properly, by defining key terms like “ethics” and “morality” and recognizes, though not explicitly, that ethics is the study of morality that seeks broadly to understand the essences of right and wrong, good and…
Last month, we examined the argument in a lecture by Admiral James Stockdale titled “Education for Leadership and Survival: The Role of the Pressure Cooker.” For him, the most challenging pressure cooker of his life was nearly eight years as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton. Part of the reason Admiral Stockdale and…
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