How to Think Like Socrates

How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World is a practical guide to applying Socrates’ ideas to modern challenges. Donald J. Robertson combines biography, philosophy, and psychology to explore the life of the Athenian philosopher and the continuing usefulness of the Socratic method: asking careful questions, examining assumptions, seeking clarity, and placing virtue above status or comfort. Through a semi-fictionalized account grounded in ancient sources, the book follows Socrates through the political and social world of classical Athens. Each chapter connects episodes and dialogues from his life to contemporary evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques. Readers are invited to develop self-awareness, challenge unhelpful beliefs, handle difficult emotions, make wiser decisions, and live more consistently with their values.