Win an Advance Copy of How to Think Like Socrates
Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World
Would you like to win a copy of How to Think Like Socrates? My publisher, St Martin’s Press, have generously agreed to give away twenty-five print copies of the book. Offer ends May 30th, and is open only to residents of the US and Canada. (Stay tuned for other offers if you live elsewhere!)
What other authors have said…
This is an intriguing and original book, as well as being engagingly written and highly accessible. It is innovative both in linking the Socratic dialogues, especially those of Plato, with their historical context and in highlighting the significance of Socratic philosophical enquiry for modern readers. The connection made between Socratic method and CBT psychotherapeutic guidance is particularly suggestive. — Christopher Gill, Professor Emeritus of Ancient Thought, Exeter University, author of Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance
Donald Robertson creates a wonderful semi-fictionalized Socrates to introduce modern readers to the birth of philosophy in Athens. We experience first-hand the method Socrates made famous — of subjecting our deepest beliefs to a cross-examination that jolts and stings like an electric ray. In our modern world that swirls with disinformation and unreason, we need nothing less to awaken us from our illusions. — Nancy Sherman, Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, and author of Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
One of the best books ever written on the power and practicality of philosophy for a good and successful life! Wisdom isn’t a rulebook but a mindset. It develops from a life of honest and courageous inquiry. Donald Robertson masterfully and vividly takes us back to the Athens of Socrates and recreates the setting as well as he does the powerful ideas that one place, time, and person launched into the world forever. It’s an introduction to philosophy as a way of life that’s as gripping as any novel, and is as novel as a philosophy book can be. Highly recommended! — Tom Morris, author of Philosophy for Dummies and Stoicism for Dummies