{"product_id":"on-talkativeness","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\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, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. C. Helmbold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42850283978813,"sku":"9781916809451","price":11.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781916809451_c6e4594d-b105-4e30-bde8-fab205eed499.jpg?v=1767071876","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/on-talkativeness","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}