{"product_id":"on-silencing-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-hardcover","title":"On Silencing: What It Is and Why It Matters - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Kate McGowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe phenomenon of silencing has taken on new salience in the wake of #metoo and controversies around free speech. Using tools from the social philosophy of language, Mary Kate McGowan's \u003cem\u003eOn Silencing \u003c\/em\u003eexplains, in an accessible way, what silencing is and why it is important. Understanding silencing as a failure of communication, McGowan shows how communication can fail in one of three ways: one can be prevented from speaking, a speaker can be misunderstood, and a speaker can be understood but not affect the world as one should (such as when orders are not followed, refusals are not respected, and assertions are not believed). McGowan also explains how silencing is more likely to happen when we are trying to communicate across difference, and she provides concrete suggestions for what we can do--both as speakers and as hearers--to avoid contributing to harmful forms of silencing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to explaining a pervasive social phenomenon in an accessible way, \u003cem\u003e On Silencing \u003c\/em\u003emakes novel contributions to current academic debates about silencing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Kate McGowan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Virginia Onderdonk '29 Professor of Philosophy at Wellesley College. She has published in metaphysics, philosophy of law, feminism, and the philosophy of language. Her previous books with Oxford University Press include \u003cem\u003eSpeech and Harm: Controversies Over Free Speech\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), co-edited with Ishani Maitra, \u003cem\u003eJust Words: On Speech and Hidden Harm\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), and \u003cem\u003eWords in Action: An Introduction to the Social Philosophy of Language\u003c\/em\u003e (2025), co-authored with Ishani Maitra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.3 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46116389322949,"sku":"9780197837290","price":69.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Rtwk5qydn29780197837290.webp?v=1776909543","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/on-silencing-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}