{"product_id":"seeing-silence-9780226693521","title":"Seeing Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark C. Taylor explores the many variations of silence by considering the work of leading visual artists  philosophers  theologians  writers  and composers.  To hear silence is to find stillness in the midst of the restlessness that makes creative life possible and the inescapability of death acceptable. So writes Mark C. Taylor in his latest book  a philosophy of silence for our nervous  chattering age. How do we find silenceand more importantly  how do we understand itamid the incessant buzz of the networks that enmesh us? Have we forgotten how to listen to each other  to recognize the virtues of modesty and reticence  and to appreciate the resonance of silence? Are we less prepared than ever for the ultimate silence that awaits us all?  Taylor wants us to pause long enough to hear what is not said and to attend to what remains unsayable. In his account  our way to hearing silence is  paradoxically  to see it. He explores the many variations of silence by considering the work of leading modern and postmodern visual artists  including Barnett Newman  Ad Reinhardt  James Turrell  and Anish Kapoor. Developing the insights of philosophers  theologians  writers  and composers  Taylor weaves a rich narrative modeled on the Stations of the Cross. His chapter titles suggest our positions toward silence: Without. Before. From. Beyond. Against. Within. Between. Toward. Around. With. In. Recasting Hegels phenomenology of spirit and Kierkegaards stages on lifes way  Taylor translates the traditional Via Dolorosa into a Nietzschean Via Jubilosa that affirms light in the midst of darkness.  Seeing Silence is a thoughtful meditation that invites readers to linger long enough to see silence  and  in this way  perhaps to hear once again the wordless Word that once was named God.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651935854645,"sku":"ByrdShop_022669352X","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226693521.jpg?v=1781846151","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/seeing-silence-9780226693521","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}