The other side of language : a philosophy of listening

Author(s)

• Corradi Fiumara, Gemma

Bibliographic Information

The other side of language : a philosophy of listening

Gemma Corradi Fiumara ; translated by Charles Lambert

Routledge, 1995, c1990

• : pbk

Other Title

Filosofia dell'ascolto

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Translation of: Filosofia dell'ascolto

Description and Table of Contents

Description

We are inhabitants of a culture that knows how to speak but not how to listen. Against a tradition that has endorsed the power of discourse, where warring monologues are mistaken for genuine dialogue, Gemma Corradi Fiumara examines and reveals the other side of language - listening.

Table of Contents

• 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
• Notes
• Bibliography Index
• Name Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA26733929
• ISBN:
  • 041504927X
• LCCN: 95021338
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ita
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 231 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : B105.L54
  • DC20 : 128/.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Listening (Philosophy)
  • LCSH : Knowledge, Theory of