The Ethics of Silence: An Interdisciplinary Case Analysis Approach

by Nancy Billias, Sivaram Vemuri, Sivaram Vemuri

This volume is an interdisciplinary exploration of the modalities, meanings, and practices of silence in contemporary social discourse. How is silence treated in different cultures? In a globalized world, how is silence managed between and across cultures?

Co-authored by a philosopher and an economist, the text draws on interviews with scholars and practitioners in fields as diverse as marine biology and African American history. International...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319843869
• ISBN13: 9783319843865
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"