Hearing and listening are meaningfully distinct experiences

Evidence

Ear Piece consists of thirteen questions, which explore the difference between hearing and listening. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 311

Categorization

• DEFINE: Draws the hearing-versus-listening distinction that underpins the whole book’s terminology.
• XREF: Connects to the earlier chapters on attention and on silence as active rather than passive states. — connects to: Reading and playing music can occur without genuine listening — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 46; Listening is a cultivated skill, not an automatic sense, and it shapes culture — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 481; Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346 (+5 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 311

Broader Connections

• Hearing is passive while listening requires active attention #expands (0.95) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 320
• Hearing gathers all sound but listening is selective and rarely conscious #expands (0.90) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 61
• Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it #expands (0.85) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346
• Being open to listening changes how sounds are perceived, expanding perception #expands (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 422