02907nam 2200601Ia 450 991045735440332120200520144314.01-280-86652-797866108665260-7486-3126-7(CKB)1000000000351093(EBL)299555(OCoLC)476077896(SSID)ssj0000197354(PQKBManifestationID)11189776(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197354(PQKBWorkID)10154719(PQKB)11112511(MiAaPQ)EBC1962039(MiAaPQ)EBC299555(Au-PeEL)EBL1962039(CaPaEBR)ebr10435231(CaONFJC)MIL86652(Au-PeEL)EBL299555(EXLCZ)99100000000035109320070924d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManifesto for silence[electronic resource] confronting the politics and culture of noise /Stuart SimEdinburgh Edinburgh University Pressc20071 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-2591-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Virtues of Silence: The Politics of Silence; Part I The Politics and Culture of Noise; 1 The Science and Technology of Silence; 2 Marketing Noise; 3 The Assault against Silence and Why Silence Matters; Part II The Virtues of Silence; 4 Where Silence Matters: Religion; 5 Where Silence Matters: Philosophy; 6 The Aesthetics of Silence; 7 Where Silence Matters: The Arts; 8 Where Silence Matters: Literature; 9 Where Silence Matters: Language and Speech; Conclusion: Campaigning for Silence; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book makes an urgent demand for silence. The ability to think, to reflect, and to create are all highly dependent on regular access to silence. Yet in today's noisy, 24/7 society silence and quiet are under threat. And the business world only makes this worse with cynical marketing strategies abusing the power of noise: ever-diminishing oases of calm are hard to find. Stuart Sim argues that we need more, not less, silence. He explains why silence matters, where it matters - in our environment, in religion, philosophy, the arts, literature and science - and why the human race will suffer SilenceNoisePsychological aspectsElectronic books.Silence.NoisePsychological aspects.155.9115Sim Stuart144074MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457354403321Manifesto for silence2491243UNINA