Donald Robertson

you know, because, you know, the stand that I would take would just, you know, in Athens at that time, one of our sources suggested his thinking was he just wouldn't last very long and it would be more constructive of him to kind of critique

you know, because, you know, the stand that I would take would just, you know, in Athens at that time, one of our sources suggested his thinking was he just wouldn't last very long and it would be more constructive of him to kind of critique

I think there's some similarities and differences between him and Roger Stone. What's funny, Roger Stone is one of these people that have published books on roles. It's called Stone's Roles, his book. And some of them are the opposite of what Socrates would say. Roger Stone, I think it's fair to say, is a man who would probably characterize himself as being quite fixated on the idea of revenge.

I think there's some similarities and differences between him and Roger Stone. What's funny, Roger Stone is one of these people that have published books on roles. It's called Stone's Roles, his book. And some of them are the opposite of what Socrates would say. Roger Stone, I think it's fair to say, is a man who would probably characterize himself as being quite fixated on the idea of revenge.

I think there's some similarities and differences between him and Roger Stone. What's funny, Roger Stone is one of these people that have published books on roles. It's called Stone's Roles, his book. And some of them are the opposite of what Socrates would say. Roger Stone, I think it's fair to say, is a man who would probably characterize himself as being quite fixated on the idea of revenge.

That comes through pretty clearly from his book. At no point in his book, again, does he ever really discuss what he thinks is in the interest of society. He spends a lot more time discussing how much he hates his political opponents and how he uses politics as a means to get back at them, interestingly. I guess he has what you would call, with a small C, a very cynical attitude towards politics.

That comes through pretty clearly from his book. At no point in his book, again, does he ever really discuss what he thinks is in the interest of society. He spends a lot more time discussing how much he hates his political opponents and how he uses politics as a means to get back at them, interestingly. I guess he has what you would call, with a small C, a very cynical attitude towards politics.

That comes through pretty clearly from his book. At no point in his book, again, does he ever really discuss what he thinks is in the interest of society. He spends a lot more time discussing how much he hates his political opponents and how he uses politics as a means to get back at them, interestingly. I guess he has what you would call, with a small C, a very cynical attitude towards politics.

It's very different from the way that someone like Socrates would have seen it. Um, and Socrates, I think would be a critic of this idea that revenge is a rational motive for us to have. So there are some things, you know, I try to have an even-handed approach to understand it.

It's very different from the way that someone like Socrates would have seen it. Um, and Socrates, I think would be a critic of this idea that revenge is a rational motive for us to have. So there are some things, you know, I try to have an even-handed approach to understand it.

It's very different from the way that someone like Socrates would have seen it. Um, and Socrates, I think would be a critic of this idea that revenge is a rational motive for us to have. So there are some things, you know, I try to have an even-handed approach to understand it.

Again, like weighing up the pros and cons, I looked at Richard Stone's book and I thought, are there bits of this that kind of make sense in relation to ancient philosophy? And are there bits of it that seem like they might be the opposite? He says one or two things about resilience, I think his phrases turning chicken shit into chicken soup or something like that is the way he puts it.

Again, like weighing up the pros and cons, I looked at Richard Stone's book and I thought, are there bits of this that kind of make sense in relation to ancient philosophy? And are there bits of it that seem like they might be the opposite? He says one or two things about resilience, I think his phrases turning chicken shit into chicken soup or something like that is the way he puts it.

Again, like weighing up the pros and cons, I looked at Richard Stone's book and I thought, are there bits of this that kind of make sense in relation to ancient philosophy? And are there bits of it that seem like they might be the opposite? He says one or two things about resilience, I think his phrases turning chicken shit into chicken soup or something like that is the way he puts it.

Very artsy. Yeah, he has this idea that we should adapt to adversity and develop emotional resilience, which kind of sounds a little bit like the Stoics. But what's missing from it? I guess he has some ideas about emotional resilience, but he doesn't seem to see any connection between that and social virtue, for example, or justice. He sees...

Very artsy. Yeah, he has this idea that we should adapt to adversity and develop emotional resilience, which kind of sounds a little bit like the Stoics. But what's missing from it? I guess he has some ideas about emotional resilience, but he doesn't seem to see any connection between that and social virtue, for example, or justice. He sees...

Very artsy. Yeah, he has this idea that we should adapt to adversity and develop emotional resilience, which kind of sounds a little bit like the Stoics. But what's missing from it? I guess he has some ideas about emotional resilience, but he doesn't seem to see any connection between that and social virtue, for example, or justice. He sees...

I mean, again, the first thing he would do is apply, like, for example, when he's talking to that guy, Yuthi Demas, he asks him that very question, but he encourages him to think it through for himself, right? So Yuthi Demas is this young dude that's been reading loads of self-improvement books, and he says, okay, like, so what is a good life?

I mean, again, the first thing he would do is apply, like, for example, when he's talking to that guy, Yuthi Demas, he asks him that very question, but he encourages him to think it through for himself, right? So Yuthi Demas is this young dude that's been reading loads of self-improvement books, and he says, okay, like, so what is a good life?

I mean, again, the first thing he would do is apply, like, for example, when he's talking to that guy, Yuthi Demas, he asks him that very question, but he encourages him to think it through for himself, right? So Yuthi Demas is this young dude that's been reading loads of self-improvement books, and he says, okay, like, so what is a good life?