4. Courageous Disposition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction: The Good Coward 1
5. 2. Aristodemus, or Cowardice Redeemed 15
6. 3. Tim O’Brien and Laches 29
7. 4. Courageous Disposition 47
8. 5. Courage and Scarcity 66
9. 6. “I Have a Wife and Pigs” 77
10. 7. Shoot the Stragglers and the Problem of Retreat 92
11. 8. Offense, Defense, and Rescue 106
12. 9. Man the Chicken 127
13. 10. Praised Be Rashness 148
14. 11. Stupidity, Skill, and Shame 168
15. 12. The Shape and Style of Courage 185
16. 13. The Emotional Terrain: Fear, Hope, Despair 201
17. 14. The Emotional Terrain: Disgust, Anger, Relief 220
18. 15. Courage and Chastity 232
19. 16. Moral Courage and Civility 254
20. 17. Fixing to Die: A Valediction 271
21. 18. Concluding Postscript 281
22. Note 287
23. Bibliography 321
24. Index 337