Donald Robertson

Dec 3, 2024 | donaldrobertson.substack.com | Donald Robertson

In 175 AD, probably for the first time in his life, in his mid-fifties, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, set foot in Athens. It was in fact a pilgrimage for him. During of the “War of Many Nations” he’d been fighting along the Danube frontier, he had taken a sacred oath that he would travel to Athens, if victorious, and be initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries.

Nov 20, 2024 | nextbigideaclub.com | Chase Jarvis |Richard Panek |Richard Munson |Donald Robertson

Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist. He has been researching Stoicism for over twenty years and is one of the founding members of the non-profit Modern Stoicism. He is also the founder and president of the Plato’s Academy Centre non-profit in Greece. The philosophy and methods of Socrates can help bring calm and clarity to the distracted, nervous, and angry modern mind. His training techniques share remarkable overlaps with modern cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Oct 22, 2024 | donaldrobertson.substack.com | Donald Robertson

This is an article about Greek philosophy and contemporary US politics. Occasionally, I’ve tried to look closely at the views expressed by certain political figures in order to compare them with the ethical teachings of ancient philosophy. They don’t necessarily have to be people with whose politics I agree. I don’t hold opinions about politics strongly wherever there’s room for uncertainty and debate, although I do hold some moral values that have political implications.

Oct 12, 2024 | donaldrobertson.substack.com | Donald Robertson

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them. — Matthew, 7.12Treat others as you would like to be treated by them. The “Golden Rule”, as it’s known, is one of the simplest and most influential of all ethical principles. In this article, we’ll begin by looking at what it is before exploring some examples found in the writings of Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and other Stoic philosophers.

Sep 24, 2024 | donaldrobertson.substack.com | Donald Robertson

’Tis glorious to tower aloft amongst great men, to have care for fatherland, to spare the downtrodden, to abstain from cruel bloodshed, to be slow to wrath, give quiet to the world, peace to one’s time. This is virtue’s crown, by this way is heaven sought. So did that first Augustus, his country’s father, gain the stars, and is worshipped in the temples as a god. — Pseudo-Seneca, OctaviaThe most famous Stoic philosopher is, without doubt, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.