Socrates, Stoicism, and Cognitive Therapy

Read this Exclusive Excerpt from "How to Think Like Socrates"

In this exclusive excerpt from my forthcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, I discuss how Socrates pre-empted Stoicism and how his philosophical method resembles a form of cognitive psychotherapy.

I was astounded to come across ancient Greek dialogues where Socrates was doing something I can only describe as a precursor of cognitive therapy.

It was f…