In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking to Chris Fisher. Chris is well educated on Stoicism and his background in the military, law enforcement, and civilian sector provides him with broad life experiences which he relates well to the concepts of Stoicism. He is my first guest who is a career law enforcement officer and I think his perspective on that role from a Stoic perspective is unique and valuable. Please read below to learn more about him.
Bio: Chris was first introduced to Stoic tenets while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. He spent twenty years working in Silicon Valley, California, as a computer hardware specialist, software engineer, sales executive, and regional manager for a large software company.
In 2004, Chris moved to Florida and returned to public service as a law enforcement officer. He has been a detective for the past ten years. In preparation for his retirement from law enforcement, he relied on his life-long interest in photography to create a real estate photography business in 2019.
Chris Fisher was appointed Scholarch of the College of Stoic Philosophers in August 2021. He came to the College in 2011, where he completed the Stoic Essential Studies in 2012 and the Marcus Aurelius School in 2013. He was a mentor and tutor at the College from 2015 to 2019. He also sat on the New Stoa board and served as Dean of Students.
Chris is the author of the Traditional Stoicism blog and the Stoicism on Fire podcast. In 2016, Stoicism Today published Chris’ defense of the traditional Stoic doctrine of Providence in “Stoicism Today: Selected Writings II.” In 2019, he contributed a chapter about Stoicism in a book titled “Pandeism: An Anthology of the Creative Mind.”
Chris currently lives near Tampa, Florida, with his wife of twenty-five years and two of his five children who haven’t yet flown from the nest.
Chris's blog: https://traditionalstoicism.com/
Chris's Stoicism on Fire podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NmEH1K6nEl1LgKGScPKSf?si=2b324bae72fc4eaa
The College of Stoic Philosophers: https://collegeofstoicphilosophers.org
And as always if you want to reach out to me regarding this subject you can do so at StoicWarfighters@gmail.com
