Socrates' Way: Seven Keys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost

Socrates has inspired and guided the brightest men and women for more than two thousand years. Now you can make him your mentor-to strengthen your thinking, enrich your life, and reach your goals.

In Socrates' Way, you meet Socrates face-to-face, hear his voice, and learn how he changes people's lives. The book provides step-by-step guidance on how to harness his methods to vastly enhance your own creativity and autonomy.Specifically, Socrates shares the seven keys to using one's mind to the utmost:

• Know thyself
  
• Grow with friends
  
• Ask great questions
  
• Strengthen your soul
  
• Verify everything
  
• Speak frankly
  
• Free your mind

You will master the famed "Socratic Method" for getting to the root of any problem; launch one of Socrates' exhilarating "Dialogues" among your colleagues at work, as well as at home; and sharpen and enliven your thinking. In short, you will discover the Socratic spirit in you.

Author: Ronald Gross
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Published: 10/14/2002
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.53w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781585421923