📚 4 Books mentioned in "Socrates and His Impact on Stoicism | Donald Robertson" of The Daily Stoic

It reminded me of one of the bestselling modern self-help books, which does the complete opposite. Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules literally consists of a series of formulaic rules.

The host contrasts the Socratic method with a book by Jordan Peterson titled '12 Rules for Life', which is known for providing a series of formulaic rules.

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One of my favorite passages in Meditations is where Marcus lists great conquerors and generals, followed by various philosophers. He concludes with Socrates, stating ultimately that Socrates is the greater because his mind was his own.

The host refers to a notable passage from Marcus Aurelius's 'Meditations', highlighting how Aurelius compares great figures like Socrates with conquerors and emphasizes Socrates's intellectual independence.

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So I was reading Emily Wilson's book, The Case Against Socrates, which I thought was interesting because she famously has this biography of Seneca, and they're both pretty negative.

In this segment, the host talks about reading 'The Case Against Socrates' by Emily Wilson, highlighting that Wilson is known for her critical biography of Seneca.

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It was interesting to read a kind of Steelman case against Socrates, which is what I felt she was doing there in Stone's book, The Trial of Socrates, or something like that.

The podcast host discusses a previous reading of a book titled 'The Trial of Socrates', where they reference the author as 'Stone'. The discussion centers around the concept of a 'Steelman case against Socrates', a debating term that entails presenting the strongest possible counterargument.

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