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The Power of Cowardice | Chris Walsh | TEDxBU

We'd rather not think about cowardice, but it is a profound and pervasive feature of human experience. "Coward" is the worst insult known to man, and we feel deep shame about our own cowardice. This shame has caused great harm in the world--reckless violence of all kinds, caused by men (usually it is men) who don't want to be seen as cowardly. But Chris argues that thinking about cowardice can make us ask tough questions: What should I do? What am I so afraid of? Strangely, pondering cowardice can help us live fuller, more courageous lives. Chris an easy-going and often pretty silly person whose work on cowardice has a serious moral purpose. Chris Walsh is acting director of the College of Arts and Sciences Writing Program at Boston University and has also taught at Emerson College, Harvard University, and the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. His book Cowardice: A Brief History was published by Princeton University Press in 2014, and his work has appeared in Aeon, Agni, Civil War History, Essays in Criticism, the Irish Times, and the Yale Review. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx