CiNii Books - The other side of language : a philosophy of listening

First published in 1990. Our philosophy is grounded in only half a language, in which the power of discourse is deployed and the strength of listening ignored. We are inhabitants of a culture that knows how to speak but not how to listen, so we constantly mistake warring monologues for genuine dialogue. In this remarkable book, Gemma Corradi Fiumara seeks to redress that balance by examining the other side of language - listening. Synthesising the insights of Wittgenstein, Heidegger and Gadamer, among many others, she puts forward a powerful argument for the replacement of the `silent' silence of traditional Western thought with the rich openness of an authentic listening.

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Chapter 1 Towards a fuller understanding of logos
Chapter 2 The logocentric system of culture
Chapter 3 A philosophy of listening within a tradition of questioning
Chapter 4 The power of discourse and the strength of listening
Chapter 5 Listening to philosophical tradition
Chapter 6 The philosophical problem of benumbment
Chapter 7 Silence and listening
Chapter 8 Dialogic interaction and listening
Chapter 9 On inner listening
Chapter 10 Midwifery and philosophy
Chapter 11 Paths of listening
Chapter 12 The philosophy of listening: an evolutionary approach
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