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A Companion to Martin Buber
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Edited by:
Paul Mendes-Flohr
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2025
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A definitive, international guide to the thought of the most important twentieth-century Jewish philosopher.
In his 1923 essay, I and Thou, the philosopher, theologian, and activist Martin Buber introduced a philosophy of dialogue that achieved a global, interdisciplinary resonance. For Buber, dialogue was more than a conversation; dialogue discloses something essential about our orientation and our lives with one another. This companion assembles twenty-six scholars from a dozen countries to explore Buber’s international reputation and legacy in education, interfaith relations, Judaism, philosophy, politics, and psychology. The result is an essential guide to one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century.
In his 1923 essay, I and Thou, the philosopher, theologian, and activist Martin Buber introduced a philosophy of dialogue that achieved a global, interdisciplinary resonance. For Buber, dialogue was more than a conversation; dialogue discloses something essential about our orientation and our lives with one another. This companion assembles twenty-six scholars from a dozen countries to explore Buber’s international reputation and legacy in education, interfaith relations, Judaism, philosophy, politics, and psychology. The result is an essential guide to one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century.
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Paul Mendes-Flohr was professor emeritus of modern Jewish thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and professor emeritus of Jewish intellectual history at the University of Chicago. He is the author or editor of many books, including A Land of Two Peoples: Martin Buber on Jews and Arabs, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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“Thanks to Mendes-Flohr we have in this Companion a remarkable collection of scholarly essays from all around the world on Martin Buber’s philosophy of dialogue, anthropology of community, struggle for peace, and renewal of Jewish spirituality. A precious contribution to the reception of one of the most creative Jewish thinkers of the past century.”
— Michael Löwy, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)“Among the gifts left to us by Mendes-Flohr is this remarkable volume of essays addressing the manifold questions that kept Buber thinking and writing throughout his life, questions bearing not only on philosophy, politics, language, psychology, and education but also on one’s very way of being in the world. A true companion for all readers, these essays speak not only to the scholar but also to the singular human being in their ontological vulnerability.”
— Eric L. Santer, University of Chicago“This companion bears the imprint of a master who listened before he spoke. Mendes-Flohr left us with a lifetime of careful work on Martin Buber, and he also mentored a new generation of scholars who bring to life a legacy forged in dialogue. Buber’s range was astounding, as was Mendes-Flohr’s. May this book inspire a new generation of readers to learn how to listen and carry forward this unique legacy of dialogue.”
— Michael Zank, Boston University“The quality of the essays is universally excellent. Each chapter in the volume addresses a different major aspect of Buber's work, shedding light on both the development and architecture of his thought.”
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Contents
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PROLOGUE: Martin Buber: Philosopher of Dialogue
1 - PART 1 Philosophy of Dialogue
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Introduction
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1 Exodus from Monological Modernity
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2 Martin Buber and Philosophical Anthropology
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3 "The Between": Martin Buber's Transformation of Consciousness
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4 Imaging the Imageless, Making Present, and Coming to Light of the Other: Imagination and Buber's Dialogical Thinking
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5 To Hallow the Everyday
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6 Martin Buber's Ethics of Perception
97 - PART 2 Language and Hermeneutics
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7 Buber and Language
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8 Martin Buber and the Philosophy of Communication
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9 Buber and Expressionism
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10 Buber's Hermeneutical Biblical Theology
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11 Buber's Relational Ontology and Dialogical Listening
166 - PART 3 Psychology and Education
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12 Buber's Concept of the Soul
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13 Buber on Solitude
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14 Buber on Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
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15 Martin Buber: Education toward Humanism
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16 Buber and Christianity
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17 Martin Buber and Eastern Wisdom
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18 Buber Meeting and Not-Meeting Islam
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19 Martin Buber on Israel's Divine Election
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20 Buber and Hasidism
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21 Buber and the Holocaust
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22 Buber's Concept of Theopolitics
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23 Buber's Concept of Gemeinschaft (Community)
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24 The Ethical View of the Palestinian Other
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25 Feminism and Buber's Legacy: A Critical Reception
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26 Buber in France: From Gaston Bachelard to Emmanuel Levinas
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27 Buber's Philosophy of Dialogue: A Japanese Perspective
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Glossary
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List of Contributors
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Index
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May 14, 2025
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Keywords for this book
dialogue; philosophy; I and Thou; Jewish; thinker; interdisciplinary; global; resonance; orientation; relationships; companion; guide; legacy; influence; 20th century; essay; 1923; Martin Buber; interpersonal; communication; existentialism; ethics; spirituality; humanism; phenomenology; ontology; intersubjectivity; anthropology; theology; social philosophy; existential psychology; hermeneutics; religious studies; cultural impact; intellectual history; philosophical anthropology; interfaith dialogue; existential encounter; relational ethics; dialogical principle; mutual recognition; personalism
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
