Donald Robertson

like and brainstorm examples of injustice so for injustice he comes up with things like lying um or uh stealing um stuff like that right obvious examples of injustice and then socrates does exactly the same thing that we mentioned earlier he brainstorms exceptions he said okay lying what if you're an elected general and you're lying to the enemy in order to deceive them in a military campaign is that unjust or would you consider that to be just under the circumstances

like and brainstorm examples of injustice so for injustice he comes up with things like lying um or uh stealing um stuff like that right obvious examples of injustice and then socrates does exactly the same thing that we mentioned earlier he brainstorms exceptions he said okay lying what if you're an elected general and you're lying to the enemy in order to deceive them in a military campaign is that unjust or would you consider that to be just under the circumstances

and so the this young guy euthydemus is his name he says well that's different that's an exception right so he says what if you're a parent and you're trying to give your kid medicine but they won't take it unless you hide it in their food is that injustice or would that seem like it's just he says well that's different as well and then socrates uses another example that's really well known in philosophy he says what if your friend was suicidal and they come to you and say where did you hide my dagger

and so the this young guy euthydemus is his name he says well that's different that's an exception right so he says what if you're a parent and you're trying to give your kid medicine but they won't take it unless you hide it in their food is that injustice or would that seem like it's just he says well that's different as well and then socrates uses another example that's really well known in philosophy he says what if your friend was suicidal and they come to you and say where did you hide my dagger

and so the this young guy euthydemus is his name he says well that's different that's an exception right so he says what if you're a parent and you're trying to give your kid medicine but they won't take it unless you hide it in their food is that injustice or would that seem like it's just he says well that's different as well and then socrates uses another example that's really well known in philosophy he says what if your friend was suicidal and they come to you and say where did you hide my dagger

Like, would you lie to them and pretend that you don't know? Or would you say, oh, I guess I have this over there, you know, take it. And he says, well, that's different as well. These are kind of unusual circumstances. So Socrates says, well, maybe then there's more nuance to this idea that justice consists in always telling the truth and never lying.

Like, would you lie to them and pretend that you don't know? Or would you say, oh, I guess I have this over there, you know, take it. And he says, well, that's different as well. These are kind of unusual circumstances. So Socrates says, well, maybe then there's more nuance to this idea that justice consists in always telling the truth and never lying.

Like, would you lie to them and pretend that you don't know? Or would you say, oh, I guess I have this over there, you know, take it. And he says, well, that's different as well. These are kind of unusual circumstances. So Socrates says, well, maybe then there's more nuance to this idea that justice consists in always telling the truth and never lying.

Like, you seem to think that there's more to it than that. There's other perspectives, right? And this technique of drawing two columns, we can literally do it on coping strategies to get people to think, when would you practice mindfulness and what might be the pros and cons of doing that? When might you try to fake it to make it? And when might that be a bad idea?

Like, you seem to think that there's more to it than that. There's other perspectives, right? And this technique of drawing two columns, we can literally do it on coping strategies to get people to think, when would you practice mindfulness and what might be the pros and cons of doing that? When might you try to fake it to make it? And when might that be a bad idea?

Like, you seem to think that there's more to it than that. There's other perspectives, right? And this technique of drawing two columns, we can literally do it on coping strategies to get people to think, when would you practice mindfulness and what might be the pros and cons of doing that? When might you try to fake it to make it? And when might that be a bad idea?

right when might it be a good idea to always speak your mind to other people and be assertive and when might it be a better idea just to keep your mouth shut why in some situations and know when to fight your battles and so on and it's cognitive flexibility and coping flexibility the ability to view situations from different perspectives and the ability to choose intelligently between different types of coping strategies that really constitute in the same way that i said before that wisdom is more like a skill rather than just a bunch of ideas or opinions that you could hold

right when might it be a good idea to always speak your mind to other people and be assertive and when might it be a better idea just to keep your mouth shut why in some situations and know when to fight your battles and so on and it's cognitive flexibility and coping flexibility the ability to view situations from different perspectives and the ability to choose intelligently between different types of coping strategies that really constitute in the same way that i said before that wisdom is more like a skill rather than just a bunch of ideas or opinions that you could hold

right when might it be a good idea to always speak your mind to other people and be assertive and when might it be a better idea just to keep your mouth shut why in some situations and know when to fight your battles and so on and it's cognitive flexibility and coping flexibility the ability to view situations from different perspectives and the ability to choose intelligently between different types of coping strategies that really constitute in the same way that i said before that wisdom is more like a skill rather than just a bunch of ideas or opinions that you could hold

I think that, to some extent, that's missing from a lot of modern self-improvement literature. And the risk is then that people get techniques that work in some situations, but then they carry on using them rigidly in situations where they're no longer working, they're backfiring. I'll give you an example, right? Any self-help technique is going to backfire in some situations. Mindfulness.

I think that, to some extent, that's missing from a lot of modern self-improvement literature. And the risk is then that people get techniques that work in some situations, but then they carry on using them rigidly in situations where they're no longer working, they're backfiring. I'll give you an example, right? Any self-help technique is going to backfire in some situations. Mindfulness.

I think that, to some extent, that's missing from a lot of modern self-improvement literature. And the risk is then that people get techniques that work in some situations, but then they carry on using them rigidly in situations where they're no longer working, they're backfiring. I'll give you an example, right? Any self-help technique is going to backfire in some situations. Mindfulness.

is some techniques are more robust than others. Mindfulness is a really useful strategy. It works really well, right? But for instance, clients who have health anxiety and are constantly scanning their body for symptoms like, oh, I just noticed, I think I noticed a weird sensation in my chest, right?

is some techniques are more robust than others. Mindfulness is a really useful strategy. It works really well, right? But for instance, clients who have health anxiety and are constantly scanning their body for symptoms like, oh, I just noticed, I think I noticed a weird sensation in my chest, right?

is some techniques are more robust than others. Mindfulness is a really useful strategy. It works really well, right? But for instance, clients who have health anxiety and are constantly scanning their body for symptoms like, oh, I just noticed, I think I noticed a weird sensation in my chest, right?