{"product_id":"on-talkativeness-9781916809451","title":"On Talkativeness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is a troublesome and difficult task that philosophy has in hand when it undertakes to cure garrulousness. For the remedy, words of reason, requires listeners; but the garrulous listen to nobody, for they are always talking.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlutarch's essay takes on an unusual philosophical problem: people who talk too much. In part an erudite and highly amusing history of the chatterbox as a social phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eOn Talkativeness\u003c\/i\u003e also finds its way to the heart of much more serious issues--among them the nature of sociability and civic obligation. Careless talk, it turns out, really can cost lives, and quite possibly a great deal more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlutarch (46-c. 119) was a Greek philosopher and historian. His book of \u003ci\u003eParallel Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work in the art of biography.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51260171092242,"sku":"9781916809451","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_46187cab-d8e9-4ee9-a469-ee0a2091c9b1.jpg?v=1746638273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-talkativeness-9781916809451","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}