Session Details
Date: September 5, 2026
Time: 17h-19h (GMT+1, Lisbon)
Status: Completed
Theme: Slience(s) & Knowing(s)
This session proposes to explore Silence(s) and Knowing(s), with a particular emphasis on the role of Silence in collective thinking and knowing processes.
Stimulus
We will use selected excerpts of a text from Pannikar, R. (1995). Invisible Harmony. Essays on contemplation & responsibility (H. J. Cages, Ed.). Fortress Press. Please find the selected stimulus passages here.
Specific guiding questions to be explored include:
- What kinds of Silences are there?
- How do we practice or experience (different types of) Silence with others?
- How can different kinds of Silence contribute to epistemically potent environments?
Preparation
Before the session, please read the stimulus passages.
The following questions are suggested for a preliminary individual reflection:
- What role has Silence played in my thinking and how do I engage with Silence?
- What kinds of Silence have I experienced and do I practice it?
- In what ways have I practiced Silence with others?
Hosting
Host(s): Ana Teixeira de Melo & Leo Caves
Facilitator(s): (as above)
Participation
If you are not currently a LiLo Associate and would like to participate in the Dialogatory, please send an expression of interest.
(For LiLo Associates, the link for participation will be sent internally).
More information
About the Dialogatory
Full list of previous and forthcoming Dialogatory Sessions
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