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Quiet, Silence, Sound: Thoughts on the Hum of the World
Jul 16 2021
By Lawrence Kramer, author of The Hum of the World: A Philosophy of ListeningSound in recent years has escaped its traditionally subordinate relationship to sight and become the object of widespread interest. Sound Studies is a flourishing field. But much of the work done under this rubric has c
The Truth in Sound
Sep 12 2019
By Lawrence Kramer, author of The Hum of the World: A Philosophy of ListeningWhen a person speaks the truth, more is demanded than that the spoken words be true. They must also carry the ring of truth. Sometimes the truth only feels true when we can hear the sound of it. Merely knowing it i