The right stuff. What makes a hero? (Japan Today)

George Goethals is professor of leadership studies and social psychologist in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Scott Allison is a professor of psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences.

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For psychology professors Scott Allison and George Goethals of the University of Richmond in Virginia, Mandela has nearly stellar esteem because of his almost-unimaginable triumph.

“When we’ve asked people to list their most inspirational underdog heroes, the name Nelson Mandela invariably appears more often than any other,” they said in an email to AFP.

The need for heroes runs deep.

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