Hi Donald, I got to listen to the podcast last night. I love it when I get a chance to listen to two of my favorite Stoic authors. The more I learn about Socrates the more I like the guy. Two things stuck in my head as I was listening to the interview. First, when you pointed out that Marcus must have woken up each morning and pinched himself about still being alive. Second, Ryan’s comment about Socrates being “bone-headed” at his trial. What on earth was he thinking? I am going to start your new book today. I finished How to Think like a Roman Emperor. Wow! What an awesome book I never even thought about the connection between Stoicism and CBT. Well done! I really enjoyed Marcus’s “view from above” in Chapter 8. Have a great day!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the book and the podcasts. Socrates was about 71/72 at his trial, which in ancient Athenian terms meant he was already living on borrowed time. Xenophon mentions this was an important part of the context. The trial gave him one last chance to defend philosophy in public, before he died, and... it worked! He inspired young men to become philosophers for many centuries to come.
Hi Donald, I got to listen to the podcast last night. I love it when I get a chance to listen to two of my favorite Stoic authors. The more I learn about Socrates the more I like the guy. Two things stuck in my head as I was listening to the interview. First, when you pointed out that Marcus must have woken up each morning and pinched himself about still being alive. Second, Ryan’s comment about Socrates being “bone-headed” at his trial. What on earth was he thinking? I am going to start your new book today. I finished How to Think like a Roman Emperor. Wow! What an awesome book I never even thought about the connection between Stoicism and CBT. Well done! I really enjoyed Marcus’s “view from above” in Chapter 8. Have a great day!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the book and the podcasts. Socrates was about 71/72 at his trial, which in ancient Athenian terms meant he was already living on borrowed time. Xenophon mentions this was an important part of the context. The trial gave him one last chance to defend philosophy in public, before he died, and... it worked! He inspired young men to become philosophers for many centuries to come.