From the big screen to New York times best sellers, this summer has seen a number of plot lines that feature strong, courageous female leads who dazzle men and women alike. Yet, the definition of what being "courageous" actually means has long been open to interpretation.While philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aquinas have speculated for centuries about what constitutes "courage," social science research on the topic is surprisingly scant. Nonetheless, clinical psychologists regularly [...]
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