How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

by Donald Robertson

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Robertson uses Marcus Aurelius's life to show how Stoic philosophy anticipated modern cognitive behavioural therapy. Ancient techniques for manageing emotions remain remarkably effective.

Published:: 2019
Pages:: 304

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In this collection, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor references 2 other books and is cited by 1 other book.

It draws on Meditations and Emotional Intelligence.

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Robertson uses Marcus Aurelius' Meditations as the central text, connecting each Stoic practice to modern CBT techniques

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Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

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References Goleman's Emotional Intelligence research when explaining how Stoic practices develop emotional regulation skills

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Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

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Donald Robertson's How to Think Like a Roman Emperor is called "one of the best books I've read" on Marcus Aurelius. Holiday also cites Robertson's How to Think Like Socrates alongside Emily Wilson's The Death of Socrates.

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Wisdom Takes Work

by Ryan Holiday

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Meditations

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Descartes' Error

Man's Search for Meaning

The Moral Animal

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