THE SOUND OF SILENCE IN PEDAGOGY.

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    • Subject Terms:
      EDUCATION; SILENCE; PHILOSOPHY; LEARNING; TEACHING; NEGATIVE theology -- Christianity; BUDDHISM; OTHER (Philosophy)
    • Abstract:
      Examines the role of silence in education. Tradition of the via negativa, the apophatic approach in philosophy; Silence in eastern Buddhist thought; Recognition that silence can be empowering and expressive; Rethinking of the pedagogical potential of silence in light of this mystical experience; Suggestion on how an educational philosophy of silence can be a philosophy of otherness; Possibilities for reclaiming a position for silence within education.