Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, the Elmer G. Beamer-Hubert H. Schneider Professor in Ethics and associate professor of philosophy, wrote an op-ed for Public Seminar that examines the impact that both words and silence have had in recent politics and social activism.
In the piece, “How to do things without words: Silence as the power of accountability,” he draws from several philosophers and discusses both President Donald Trump and student activist Emma González.
Read the article at publicseminar.org/2018/06/how-to-do-things-without-words.