We tend to view silence as the opposite of speech, but silence too can speak volumes. There is considerable interest in free speech, what about the ability to remain silent? Does silence have a particular value, and how can we achieve it in our busy, noisy world? Examining perspectives from across philosophy, religion, and political thought, we challenge our assumptions about silence, questioning its relation to thinking, and asking whether it might serve as a form of political resistance.
Speakers
• 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, Professor of Political Theory, University of York
• 𝗡𝗮𝗼𝗺𝗶 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺-𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, Reader in Philosophy, University of Warwick
• 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘀, Professor of Theology, University of Leeds
Chair
• 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Thought, RHUL
Recorded on 23 November 2021
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