The True Story Of History’s Greatest Philosopher - Donald Robertson

Nice video, great guys. However, it is not "western philosophy" nor "ancient scripts", its Greek philosophy and Greek scripts. Learning Greek and reading those texts in the actual language will awake you

Thanks guys great talk .But vital mistake and I won’t go into the details .Socrates was not ‘made to drink the hemlot ‘he was offered the chance to leave the city but on principle of ‘obeying the law ‘ he decided to drink ! This is a very important principle

The True Story Of History’s Greatest Philosopher - Donald Robertson
~~~ History's Greatest Philosopher? Really? When most of Earth thinks of 'greatest philosophers', I imagine at least you are quite the fan of this fellow.
Yet you admit that "Socrates is history's greatest philosopher,"!
Fanboy seems confused.

and an expert on ancient philosophy.
~~~ My Roomba can recite every scripture and philosophical notion that has ever been set to paper while vacuuming under the couch!
So what?
Can't anyone actually think for themselves anymore?
Sheesh!

This was great; could listen to him all day 👌

I think my favourite part of doing these interviews is reading the comments afterwards! Thanks to everyone who responded.

I'm trying to figure out what Donald Robertson's accent is ... to me he sounds mostly Irish but one that's lived in Scotland the last 20 years.
Am I right? Or am I completely off?

What would you Brits say his accent is?

just awesome

Fascinating, thank you for sharing.

Stop listening with taht opening about a white man...stop with the trope

The socratic methods best application is to remove assumption. People speak a lot of words but have contemplated few of them. They never examine it beyond the definition that they are given. In this they have information that they can regurgitate but no comprehension beyond that definition. So when you speak to a populace or even a small group of people if you say Courage, or Justice, or even Ethics, you are relying on their understanding of those words, not your own.

I just pre-ordered the book. My wife has banned all purchases until after Christmas. Damn it.

Socrates thought us how to think for ourselves and that's why he is the greatest philosopher in history.

We really need to Stop saying “right??” Every 4 words.

man - what language is this?
You tube can't handle the translate....sucks

This was great

Plato is not what u think he is he’s the reason why communism exist today

"An intelligent person can tell you why the answer is wrong. A wise person can tell you why the question is wrong."

This was like a warm hug you get in the morning just before you head out for work. I liked the importance on really recognizing work as something that could be continuously done without stopping, without agony, or withdrawal from it. I also liked the subtle reminder that great thinkers or advisors have their knowledge given to us simply because there was eventually someone assigned to write it down as they were aiding emperors and the like. I have quite a bit of guilt watching something this long but it’s nourishing in a way that leaves me torn. Anyways, wishing everyone a lovely day in the interim ❤

The politician getting lost in the game of winning an argument, and the ones supposed to care for pay the price.

Reserved his book on Audible being released tomorrow. Can’t wait!

Wicked conversation
We must all
Understand this man the author has a mellifluous voice 👍🏼👍🏼

Why do I feel like this guy, despite being very knowledgeable about Socrates, hasn't begun to understand the first thing about him

Why the mention of race at the start btw?

As a retired high school teacher I wish I could re-do my career using Socrates as a model for the liiile known/used “essential question” model for lessons and thinking

Please have more Philosophers on

I have questions about the shadows on the wall of Donald's cave.

Enjoyed this podcast and definitely will revisit Chris Williamson to watch more... Think the cup he was referring to with the alcohol (might be wrong here) has to do with Pythagoras (Plato was influenced by this mathematician) where the cup once it goes passed a certain level, there is a cone in the middle that empties it out showing greedy folks will not get anything.. still around in Pythagorio, Samos.

More Donald Robertson, less Jordan Peterson.

That was really good. Socrates is the GOAT of philosophy and this guy nailed it.

Thanks

Simply brilliant.

this guy’s voice is amazing for storytelling i’m hooked haha

Wow! This is gold! Thank you!

Sorry Chris, Don's CONSTANT interleaving the words "right" and "like" put me off sooooo much I could not get past a few minutes -- they were a distraction from the important message here !!

I am indeed filled with much anger. Yet I realize there is way too much of it out there and me contributing to it will not help me or anyone else. I make it a point to control all my emotions and attempt to calm any situation I find I can.

One aspect of being a soldier is accepting the fact that you are likely to die, and that you have little control over whether or not you die. You become fatalistic. There are many things to worry about in combat. Worrying about dying is one of the least productive.

Fascinating discussion, thank you!

Now it is clear to me that our society are programed by some really smart people. Notice that there is no people like Socrates any more? whos question every thing!
what they want are 🐑🐑🐑 not GOAT.

Absolutely great. One of the best podcast episodes on any channel ever.
Listening from Melbourne, Australia

I love philosophy but my favorite is Aristotle going back to ancient days but Socrates was a man of Honor for sure

Very interesting

So reading Socrates is like listening to Eric Clapton play jimi hendrix's songs, then? Because it's all through Plato?

The Socratic Method is trying to figure out people's motivations. One thing I've learned is that people hate having their motivations questioned because they are so often nefarious.

Socrates is the better model

Anyone who is interested in understanding the true nature of Greek religion ought to read “Themis” by Jane Harrison.

National Popular Vote law is going to be deemed unconstitutional once it hits the court system. “No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation”