Freedom from Silence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Freedom from Silence write by Peter Dalbert. This book was released on 1987-10. Freedom from Silence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Silence and Freedom
Silence and Freedom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Silence and Freedom write by Louis Michael Seidman. This book was released on 2022. Silence and Freedom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "You have the right to remain silent." These words, drawn from the Supreme Court's famous decision in Miranda v. Arizona, have had a tremendous impact on the public imagination. But what a strange right this is. Of all the activities that are especially worthy of protection, that define us as human beings, foster human potential, and symbolize human ambition, why privilege silence? This thoughtful and iconoclastic book argues that silence can be an expression of freedom. A defiant silence demonstrates determination, courage, and will. Martyrs from a variety of faith traditions have given up their lives rather than renounce their god. During the Vietnam era, thousands of anonymous draft resisters refused to take the military oath that was a prelude to participating in what they believed was an immoral war. These silences speak to us. They are a manifestation of connection, commitment, and meaning. This link between silence and freedom is apparent in a variety of different contexts, which Seidman examines individually, including silence and apology, silence and self-incrimination, silence and interrogation, silence and torture, and silence and death. In discussing the problem of apology, for example, the author argues that although apology plays a crucial role in maintaining the illusion of human connection, the right to not apologize is equally crucial. Similarly, prohibition against torture--so prominent in national debate since the events of Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib--is best understood as a right to silence, essential in preserving the distinction between mind and body on which human freedom depends.
Living in Silence
Living in Silence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Living in Silence write by Cindy Arevalo. This book was released on 2021-08. Living in Silence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Book of Silence
A Book of Silence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Book of Silence write by Sara Maitland. This book was released on 2010-09-01. A Book of Silence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A personal and cultural exploration of silence and its value in our lives—“[an] artful book, mixing autobiography, travel writing, meditation, and essay” (Independent, UK). In her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In this fascinating, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Maitland describes how she began to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye. Maitland also delves deep into the rich cultural history of silence, exploring its significance in fairy tale and myth, its importance to the Western and Eastern religious traditions, and its use in psychoanalysis and artistic expression. Her story culminates in her building a hermitage on an isolated moor in Galloway. “Her book is probably unique in its subject, and timely, because good, healing silence is becoming hard to find, and we may not know we need it” (Guardian, UK).
The Tyranny of Silence
The Tyranny of Silence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Tyranny of Silence write by Flemming Rose. This book was released on 2016-05-10. The Tyranny of Silence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Journalists face constant intimidation. Whether it takes the extreme form of beheadings, death threats, government censorship or simply political correctness—it casts a shadow over their ability to tell a story. When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad nine years ago, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. The paper's culture editor, Flemming Rose, defended the decision to print the 12 drawings, and he quickly came to play a central part in the debate about the limitations to freedom of speech in the 21st century. In The Tyranny of Silence, Flemming Rose writes about the people and experiences that have influenced his understanding of the crisis, including meetings with dissidents from the former Soviet Union and ex-Muslims living in Europe. He provides a personal account of an event that has shaped the debate about what it means to be a citizen in a democracy and how to coexist in a world that is increasingly multicultural, multireligious, and multiethnic.
