In this book, practical philosopher Ilka Weiss discusses the art of good conversation. At a time when everyone is shouting at each other, opinions are quickly becoming as valuable as facts, and it's often difficult to find a starting point. We try to convince the other person that we're right instead of seeking substantive answers together. As a result, many
Our conversations feel more like debates than dialogues. We prefer talking to listening, and we don't have time to ask questions. Admitting you definitely don't know something is taboo. How nice would it be if you knew, at any time and in every situation, exactly how to ask the question that would lead to a good conversation?
Using Socrates and other philosophers as a source of inspiration, the book addresses the skills needed to ask those questions that surprise you and make you think, so that we can have conversations that lead to a deeper level of connection and understanding, with others and with ourselves.