Silence, Civility, and Sanity focuses on the importance of silence to temper speech and embrace the art of listening in order to foster a more positive dialogue and civil society in a divided nation.
Stephanie Bennett is professor of communication and media ecology at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Clifford G. Christians
Introduction
Stephanie Bennett
Chapter 1: Why Silence?
Chapter 2: Contemplative Silence
Chapter 3: Attentive Silence
Chapter 4: Ontological Silence
Chapter 5: Phantom Silence
Chapter 6: Relational Silence
Chapter 7: Ethical Silence
Chapter 8: Unhealthy Silence
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