Donald Robertson: "Socrates on Leadership and Self-Discipline"

This episode features,

Donald J. Robertson

, author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, and the founder and president of the Plato’s Academy Centre. This is an audio excerpt from Donald’s talk titled "Socrates on Leadership and Self-Discipline" at the Plato’s Academy Centre virtual conference “Ancient Philosophy for Modern Leadership”.

Highlights

• Socrates’ involvement with Athenian politics

• What Socrates says about the importance of self-discipline in politics

• Why wisdom is worthless without self-control

• The risks of leaders who lack self-discipline