Socrates in Sneakers
The art of asking questions, according to Socrates
In a time when everyone trumpets over each other and opinions are quickly assigned the same value as facts, connection is often hard to find. Many of our conversations are more of a debate than a dialogue. We would rather speak than listen, we do not have time to ask questions. Drawing inspiration from Socrates and other philosophers, Elke Wiss shows us why we are so bad at asking good questions, and how we can become better at it.
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Original title
Socrates op sneakers
Author
Elke Wiss
Year of publication
2020
Publisher
Ambo Anthos
Contact for translation rights
Orli Naamani
In Socrates in Sneakers, Elke Wiss makes a passionate plea for asking good questions that stimulate, enrich and deepen interpersonal contact.
deleesclubvanalles.nl
Practical philosopher Elke Wiss tells us what we can learn from Socrates about the art of a beautiful argument.
de Volkskrant
Rights sold: Dongyang Books (Korea), Arrow/Penguin Random House (United Kingdom, rights via Sebes & Bisseling agency), Ullstein (Germany)
Elke Wiss
Elke Wiss (1986) is a writer, speaker, theatre maker, practical philosopher and columnist for Filosofie Magazine.