Speaking of Silence in Heidegger

This book charts the trajectory of Heidegger’s concept of silence by focusing on its relation to truth as the unconcealedness of being/beyng and language as disclosive sonorous saying. Wanda Torres Gregory concludes with critical reflections on the later Heidegger and proposes alternatives to his signature claims concerning silence.

Wanda Torres Gregory is professor of philosophy at Simmons University.

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: On the Way to Silence Chapter 1: From the Silent Call of Conscience and Reticent Discourse to the Silencing in Dread and Profound Boredom in Da-sein Chapter 2: Toward the Essence of Silence Chapter 3: The Poetics of Silence in a Dialogue with Hölderlin Chapter 4: Sigetics and the Silence of the Other Beginning in the Appropriating-event Chapter 5: The Silent Origin of Language in the Confrontation with Herder Chapter 6: Toward the Originary Logic of Silence in a Translation of Heraclitus Chapter 7: Quiet Musings in the Project Toward the Stillness Chapter 8: The Soundless Peal of the Stillness Chapter 9: Sounding Out the Later Meanings of Silence Bibliography Index About the Author