Think like Socrates
How can you use the wisdom of history's greatest philosopher in modern life?
Socrates is perhaps the most famous philosopher in our history. Almost everyone has heard his name, and perhaps even his famous quote: 'I know that I know nothing.' He spent his entire life teaching philosophy to ordinary people on the streets of Athens and is the founder of the Western philosophical tradition. Yet, today, few people are familiar with the wisdom he can offer us.
Cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist Donald J. Robertson engagingly recounts the life of the philosopher who shunned material pleasures and stood by his convictions with admirable resilience, even in the face of controversy. He skilfully weaves Socrates' ideas throughout the story of his life and advises on how you can practically apply them in your everyday modern life.
With his help, you will discover, for example:
How to lead a life guided by your own reason and not the advice of others.
How to achieve freedom and true fulfilment.
What a Socratic dialogue is.
How to benefit from it even today.
How to apply Socrates' methods to solve problems.
Why Socrates is the great-grandfather of psychotherapy and personal development.
What true wisdom consists of and how to use it for your life.
Reviews for the book:
One of the best books on the power and practicality of philosophy for a good and successful life! Wisdom isn’t a rule book but a way of thinking. It develops out of a life of honest and courageous inquiry. Donald J. Robertson masterfully and vividly brings us into Socratic Athens, recreating the setting and the powerful ideas that one place, one time, and one man forever introduced to the world. It’s an introduction to philosophy as a way of life that’s as engaging as fiction, and as fresh as a philosophy book can be. I highly recommend it!
- Tom Morris, author of If Aristotle Ran General Motors, The Oasis Within, and Plato’s Lemonade Stand
A fresh and original introduction to the life of Socrates, which blends philosophy, history, and psychotherapy. Robertson challenges the reader to take up the Socratic method of self-examination and to embrace a life guided by rational reflection.
- John Sellars, Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London and author of The Pocket Stoic
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