Aflevering Let's Talk About Plato's Academy And Marcus Aurelius! With Donald Robertson

Donald Robertson was one of my first guests for Meet the Macs podcast! He is an author, trainer and writer. He has written 6 books and a lot of articles about psychotherapy and philosophy, specifically about stoic philosophy.   Back then we spoke about his book How to think like a Roman Emperor, number 1 bestseller in philosophy in the US. About Marcus Aurelius, my favourite stoic philosopher.  So…what did we talked about this time?  About his 2 new great projects!  First, we talked about his project of building a world class international conference centre just beside the original Plato’s academy in Athens, Greece.  Besides promoting Greek philosophy and literature, he has a higher goal than this: to promote the values of civil discourse exemplified by Socrates. Where people learn to discuss the most profound questions in life, replacing irrational thinking with civil and rational debate. And to learn more about the Socratic method.   Secondly, about his latest book. The graphic novel Verissimus , the Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. Yes, again about Marcus! It was a project that took a couple of years of his life.  Verissimus is similar to How to Think Like a Roman Emperor but also very different. It’s much more focused on telling the story of Marcus’ life and so there are no references to modern psychology. Instead, it tries to show how Stoic philosophy played a part in his personal journey, as he coped with various challenges along the way.   And he talks about anger. He has an interesting view on it!   Information about Plato’s academy: www.Platosacademy.org  Information about Donald Robertson: www.donaldrobertson.name  Information about Fief and her Leadership Programs: www.fiefmacrander.com fief@fiefmacrander.com