Between Speech and Silence: From Communicating to Meditating
Sep 2022 · Postmodern Ethics Book 12 · Wipf and Stock Publishers
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This book concerns itself with the origin of speech and language, takes the reader through the steps of dialectic (how to reason) and rhetoric (how to persuade), examines the importance of stories and symbols and the role of thinking, and highlights the necessity of silence and the practice of meditation. Though it is written from a philosophical perspective, it is eminently practical, with guidelines, exercises, ancient advice, and concrete suggestions on how to communicate, convince, and commune with one’s self. Dr. Costello draws on both Eastern and Western thought to show the power, poetry, and potential of words. It explores the following: how to question (Socrates and Plato); how to argue (Aristotle and Cicero); how to be right (Schopenhauer); how to think (Heidegger); how to spot your speaking style (the enneagram); how to communicate compassionately (Thich Nhat Hanh); how to meditate and stay silent (various contemplative traditions).
About the author
Stephen J. Costello, is a prolific philosopher, writer, psychoanalyst, corporate consultant, and founder-director of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland, which offers internationally accredited courses in logotherapy and existential analysis. Dr. Costello was educated at St. Gerard's School, Castleknock College, and University College Dublin. He has addressed two parliaments, is the author of thirteen books, and has thirty years' experience lecturing philosophy and leading clinical as well as corporate workshops and seminars. He is also a certified enneagram practitioner and coach.
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