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The Greeks: No Man Left Behind

Aug 16, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 28
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Episode description

In our longest episode to date. We turn to a new, perhaps surprising, source for martial philosophy. The Greeks. Specifically Homer's Iliad. Where we explore this idea of "No Man Left Behind." 

What makes us care about retrieving the bodies of dead soldiers at significant cost and risk to the still living?  The blurry echoes of these ideas may be found in the shattered remnants of the distant past . 

Referenced in this episode:

The Data That Is Killing The Self Defense Industry” - https://anchor.fm/high-percentage/episodes/The-Data-That-Is-Killing-The-Self-Defense-Industry-e4rivv

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