Author: Donald L. Berry Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 0791496619 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 140
Book Description
This is an elegant book. By skillfully blending meticulous scholarship with points of genuine human interest, Donald Berry gives fresh insight into Martin Buber's vision of mutuality. Berry focuses on Buber's I and Thou to illuminate three facets of Buber's thought that have been largely neglected. In chapters titled "The Tree," "The Helper," and "The Brother," Berry shows how Buber's underlying vision of mutuality can expand our care for the things and beings of the natural world; investigates Buber's claim that those human relationships which are defined by a task to be performed are prevented from achieving full mutuality; and examines Buber's attempt to recover the figure of the Jewish Jesus. In the chapter on Jesus as brother, Berry discusses all of Buber's treatments of Jesus and identifies a new dimension to the contemporary Jewish-Christian dialogue. The concluding chapter, "The Vision," relates the three themes discussed.
Author: Michael Theunissen Publisher: MIT Press (MA) ISBN: Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 488
Book Description
The theme of intersubjectivity - the relationship of I and Other - has dominated philosophy in the 20th century. In The Other, Michael Theunissen establishes himself as a first-rate interpreter and critic of modern continental philosophers who have explored this theme.
Author: Haim Gordon Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 0313074372 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
The I-Thou controversy between these two thinkers is a significant but often overlooked issue in philosophy and theology. In one of the first books to truly address the subject, Haim Gordon explores the arguments of both Martin Heidegger and Martin Buber regarding the The I-Thou relationship and its significance for human existence. Gordon's work illuminates Heidegger's complex and enlightening ontology--one that describes the everyday life of the human in such a way that there is no place for the I-Thou relationship. Buber, on the other hand, argues for the significance of the I-Thou relationship within human existence, and highlights the ways in which Heidegger's philosophy fails to grasp this important point. After examining the fundamental ontology of Heidegger, set beside the ontological insights of Buber concerning this relationship, Gordon concludes that each of these important twentieth-century philosophers was guilty of ignoring the contributions made by the other to the study of ontology and being. By exploring the complicated dynamic between Heidegger and Buber, Gordon presents the reader with valuable insights and a deeper understanding of human existence and relationships. The implications of both this controversy and its resolution are far reaching for many other philosophical disciplines, including social and political philosophy, metaphysics, and ethics.
Author: Hiroshi Kojima Publisher: Ohio University Center for International Studies ISBN: Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
"In chapters that reflect upon a wide range of phenomena - from religion, science, and technology, to imagination, embodiment, and power - Professor Kojima articulates a conception of what it means to be a human being that stands as an alternative to atomism and alienation in the modern world. Analyses of haiku and other aspects of Japanese culture demonstrate how this conception can illuminate the spiritual traditions of both East and West."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Dan Avnon Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780847686889 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
In this volume, Dan Avnon analyzes and reconstructs Buber's corpus of mature writings, revealing the radical nature of Buber's response to the most fundamental questions of human existence. The book invites the reader to reexamine conventional notions of the role of language, thought, and writing in communicating impressions of reality. An essential introduction to Buber's work and his unique approach to writing.
Author: Robert E. Wood
Author: Martin Buber
Author: Sylvain Boni
Author: Donald L. Berry
Author: Michael Theunissen
Author: Haim Gordon
Author: Hiroshi Kojima
Author: David Dilling
Author: Dan Avnon
Author: Robert E. Wood