Publisher's Synopsis
What if the greatest threat to power isn't protest, but a well-placed question?
Socratic Problematization: The Origins of Critical Inquiry and the Art of Questioning is a compelling intellectual journey into the roots of critical thinking, from the streets of ancient Athens to today's political discourse. Blending philosophy, rhetoric, and political communication, this book reintroduces Socrates-not as a historical figure, but as a timeless model of resistance to ideological manipulation.
Through a narrative exploration of Socratic dialogue, readers are guided into the ancient practice of elenchus-a method of revealing contradictions, challenging certainty, and exposing hidden assumptions. This is problematization in its original form: the art of turning the obvious into the questionable.
In an era of blame avoidance, performative sincerity, and post-truth politics, this book connects Socratic method to modern strategies of rhetorical evasion. It equips readers with practical tools to analyze political language, identify contradictions, and resist the simplification of complex social realities.
Whether you're a student of philosophy, a political analyst, an educator, or a citizen concerned with truth and democracy, this book offers a powerful framework for intellectual resistance. It argues that critical inquiry is not just academic-it's political. And Socratic problematization is its most enduring weapon.
Rediscover questioning not as a path to certainty, but as a refusal to accept certainty's disguise.
