{"product_id":"9781916809451","title":"On Talkativeness by Plutarch","description":"\"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.\"Plutarch'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, On Talkativeness 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\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308982710645,"sku":"9781916809451","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781916809451","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}