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EPISODE · Nov 21, 2024 · 2H 57M

Donald Robertson on Socrates, Philosophy, and Modern Self-Help

from The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks · host Jon Brooks

I sat down with Donald Robertson, author and psychotherapist, for a proper conversation about Socrates: his life, his methods, and why a man who wrote nothing down still shapes how we think two and a half thousand years later.Donald blends cognitive behavioural therapy with ancient philosophy, so this is Socrates read through a modern, practical lens: what his way of questioning actually does to your thinking, and how it feeds into the self-help that came long after him. This one ties in with Donald's book How to Think Like Socrates.Donald's book, How to Think Like Socrates: read.macmillan.comAudiobook: audible.co.uk Free 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.coThe Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com

I sat down with Donald Robertson, author and psychotherapist, for a proper conversation about Socrates: his life, his methods, and why a man who wrote nothing down still shapes how we think two and a half thousand years later. Donald blends cognitive behavioural therapy with ancient philosophy, so this is Socrates read through a modern, practical lens: what his way of questioning actually does to your thinking, and how it feeds into the self-help that came long after him. This one ties in wit...

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