Part 1 of 3 from my interview with the author of "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius" and the president of the new Plato Academy Centre in Athens - Donald Robertson

Episode 24,   Feb 09, 2022, 05:48 PM

Donald is a writer, cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and trainer.

Donald specializes in teaching evidence-based psychological skills, and known as an expert on the relationship between modern psychotherapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy.

He is the author of the book "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius" and is also the president of the new Plato Academy Centre in Athens. 

We chat about all things stoicism! In this, the first of three parts, we get an insight into Donalds background, his work relating to Stoicism, Plato's relevance in Gnostic texts and of course Marcus Aurelius!