Between Speech and Silence: From Communicating to Meditating
Ebook
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).
“A most valuable exposition, both theoretical and practical, of
the essence of rhetoric and of techniques of communication, but
also of the power of silence and meditation. No reader will come
away from this book unchanged for the better. Costello is plainly a
master of his craft.”
—John Dillon, Trinity College Dublin, emeritus
“In Between Speech and Silence, Stephen Costello has been
able to draw on his great learning, as well as decades of practical
experience in the field of communications, in combining detailed
analyses of the various topics with practical steps for real-life
application, and all of this carried out in a clear and very
accessible manner. Costello successfully balances comprehensiveness
with detail in ways that are both informative and practically
useful.”
—Brendan O’Byrne, Trinity College
- Title: Between Speech and Silence: From Communicating to Meditating
- Author: Stephen J. Costello
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666721294, 9781666730159, 9781666721287, 1666730157, 166672128X, 1666721298
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666721294
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-02-04T11:01:59Z
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.