Critical Philosophy

Philosophy is broken down into two types: Critical and Speculative.

Critical philosophy in the type that got Socrates a cup of hemlock. It is the process of helping others to examine their own beliefs in a critical fashion. Critical philosophy exposes prejudice, ungrounded beliefs and fuzzy, illogical thinking.Socrates spent his days in the commons talking to men and women. Challenging them to reflect upon their own thinking process' and ideas. He did not preach at people but rather asked probing questions...questions that delved into the structures of their own belief systems. Hopefully you have a critical philosopher somewhere in your own life...someone who challenges you and the things you hold dear. Challenges not to destroy but rather that you may know the foundations of your own beliefs and ideas.