Research Group
in Analytic Philosophy

Lately, there has been quite a lot of discussion - both in academic philosophy and in the media - about silencing but what is it exactly?  How should we define silencing and for what purpose(s)?  This talk will explore some of the issues associated with defining silencing; it will identify some options and offer a rationale for treating communicative failure as a necessary condition of silencing.  It will also offer three different characterizations of communicative failure and explain why each has some appeal.