Summary of Ronald Gross's Socrates' Way


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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Socrates would often visit the marketplace in Athens, where he would talk with his friends and clients. He would ask them questions about their lives, and they would usually respond that they knew themselves very well. #2 Socrates was the first to apply critical thinking to the challenges of human life and society. He urged people to start by examining their interests, values, and capabilities. He did not rely on revelation or conventional wisdom, but on reason and dialogue. #3 Socrates’ first lesson for us is that we can do what he did, and we must do that if we want to master our minds to the utmost. To achieve self-mastery and insight requires a lifelong regimen of asking questions, thinking things through, and caring for your soul. #4 Socrates urges Euthydemus to critically examine the conventional wisdom of his culture. He also encourages him to identify and fully benefit from the mentors he has already had in his life.




Socrates' Way


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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.




The Independent Scholar's Handbook


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This book is, without question, the most valuable work around for those who pursue an interest in a serious, systematic way. Completely revised and updated by the author, the handbook points to resources, organizations, and people, and helps the reader to understand the development and use of such expertise.




Across the Waters of Remembrance


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This book is the capstone of the ministry of Herbert E. Hudson IV from 1959 to 2020--literally a span of six decades. The sermons are grouped into three periods. Sermons given in Utica tend to be more academic and are termed "The Dawning of Awareness." Sermons given at Central Square, a time of personal growth and change, are considered as "A Soul in Transition." Finally, sermons in Key Largo reflect more certainty and trust in life and are referred to as "A Seasoned Spirit." The balance of this handbook includes readings, prayers, invocations, benedictions, and special services for weddings, christenings, and memorials.










Class


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This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.




The Consolations of Philosophy


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From the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a delightful, truly consoling work that proves that philosophy can be a supreme source of help for our most painful everyday problems. Perhaps only Alain de Botton could uncover practical wisdom in the writings of some of the greatest thinkers of all time. But uncover he does, and the result is an unexpected book of both solace and humor. Dividing his work into six sections -- each highlighting a different psychic ailment and the appropriate philosopher -- de Botton offers consolation for unpopularity from Socrates, for not having enough money from Epicurus, for frustration from Seneca, for inadequacy from Montaigne, and for a broken heart from Schopenhauer (the darkest of thinkers and yet, paradoxically, the most cheering). Consolation for envy -- and, of course, the final word on consolation -- comes from Nietzsche: "Not everything which makes us feel better is good for us." This wonderfully engaging book will, however, make us feel better in a good way, with equal measures of wit and wisdom.




Social Science Research


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This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages.




Plato: Alcibiades


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The first modern edition of Plato's Alcibiades, aimed at both students and scholars.