Mark 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 silence-and more
importantly, how do we understand it-amid 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
Hegel's phenomenology of spirit and Kierkegaard's stages on life's
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."
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