Think like Socrates

How can you use the advice of history's greatest philosopher in modern life? Socrates is perhaps the most famous philosopher in history. Almost everyone has heard his name and maybe even his famous saying: “I know that I know nothing.” He spent his whole 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 has to offer us. Cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist Donald J. Robertson engagingly recounts the life of a philosopher who shunned material pleasures and, with admirable resilience, stood his ground in the face of controversy. He skillfully weaves Socrates' thoughts into the story of his life, offering practical advice on how you can 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, not by the advice of others, - how to achieve freedom and true fulfilment, - what the Socratic dialogue is and how you can still benefit from it today, - how to apply the Socratic method to solve problems, - that the Socratic method paved the way for modern psychotherapy and personal development, - what true wisdom is and how to use it in your life.