This thesis treats the creation of the concept of "silence" as a philosophical problem. The creation of the concept is developed by taking into the account both the very analysis of the structure of silence as a way of human communication, and the delineated difference between silence and quietude, as well as silence and speech. The core thesis is that silence can also be found in writing. In support of this claim, we have used a specific socio-historical case of women's written expressions as an analogy for the history of silence.
The creation of silence as a concept delves into the metaphysics of the conflict between φωνή (foné: voice) and λόγος (logos: word), and places it in contingency with speech (as voice) and writing. Silence is therefore the united other side of the two; since silence is a form and hence merely a content carrier, the medium of the form is of secondary importance, and therefore silence can appear in both speech and writing.
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