About the Book: In Praise of Heresy: From Socrates to Ambedkar
In todays global climate of pre-packaged opinions, every effort of original
thinking is an act of dissent. To think radically today is to be a heretic:
committing heresy not in its theological sense, but in relation to its ancient
Greek roots, which means choice. With the rise of the post-industrial global
village dominated by media networks and technology-led communication, the
epidemic of conformism has completely paralysed intellectuals ability to
question. It has now become critical to examine the central role of heresy in
the formation of critical thinking and anti-dogmatism. Since the time of
Socrates