Judaism & Judaica, Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Philosophy, Philosophy, Religious, Philosophical Positions & Movements, Intellectual Movements, Jewish Studies
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The specific focus of Martin Buber and the Human Sciences is "dialogue" as the foundation of and integrating factor in the human sciences, using dialogue in the special sense which Buber has made famous: mutuality, presentness, openness, meeting the other in his or her uniqueness and not just as a content for one's own thought categories, and knowing as deriving in the first instance from mutual contact rather than knowledge of a subject about an object. By the "human sciences" the authors/editors mean material that can be meaningfully approached in a dialogic way, hence, the humanities, education, psychology, speech communication, anthropology, history, sociology, and economics. The essays in Martin Buber and the Human Sciences demonstrate that thirty years after Buber's death his influence is still resonating in many countries and in many fields.Editorials
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A collection of 27 essays addressing the philosophy of Martin Buber in a "dialogue" among contributing scholars from the fields of education, psychology, speech communication, anthropology, history, sociology, and economics. The papers discuss theology, Buber's famous "I and Thou" paradigm in relation to Zen, the hermeneutics and aesthetics of dialogue in art, politics, and education, and its relationship to psychotherapy. The volume represents both an interesting examination of Buber's thought in contemporary academic circles, and an example of Buber methodology in intellectual action. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
September 30, 2009
Publisher
State University of New York Press
ISBN
9781438403373