Elke Wiss

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.

Rights sold: Dongyang Books (Korea), Arrow/Penguin Random House (United Kingdom, rights via Sebes & Bisseling agency), Ullstein (Germany)

Non-Fiction
Socrates in Sneakers
Original title
Socrates op sneakers

Publisher
Ambo Anthos
Year of publication
2020
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Author
Elke Wiss

Elke Wiss (1986) is a writer, speaker, theatre maker, practical philosopher and columnist for Filosofie Magazine.