Illustration by wesley allsbrook.

The literal, the epistemological and the ontological.

It can be a potent indicator of underlying conflicts.

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Webthe culture in which the silence occurs can itself determine its meaning:

She was sitting in a youth bible.

In some cultures, for example, it implies wisdom or respect;

Webin an integrative science symposium at the inaugural international convention of psychological science in amsterdam, the netherlands, an eminent panel.

When silence speaks volumes.

What of silence that defies cultural norms and/or power.

Webexperiences of emotional absence, such as feeling numb with shock or grief, feeling unamused, or feeling fearless, are not simply flat or neutral states of awareness,.

When silence speaks volumes.

What of silence that defies cultural norms and/or power.

Webexperiences of emotional absence, such as feeling numb with shock or grief, feeling unamused, or feeling fearless, are not simply flat or neutral states of awareness,.

Webvan manen (1990) illustrates the multifaceted nature of silence by describing three variations:

Webwhat of silence that we must train our bodies to produce—to listen intensely or extensively, to meditate?

Silence can be more than the absence of words;

Webneedless to say, for long, silences have been understood as placeholders whose main function was to signal the absence, e. g. , of audible sound, linguistic signs,.

Silence can be more than the absence of words;

Webneedless to say, for long, silences have been understood as placeholders whose main function was to signal the absence, e. g. , of audible sound, linguistic signs,.

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