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Author:   Paul Mendes-Flohr
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.653kg
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9780226838892

ISBN 10:   0226838897
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   25 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Prologue: Martin Buber: Philosopher of Dialogue Paul Mendes-Flohr Part 1: Philosophy of Dialogue Introduction Paul Mendes-Flohr 1 Exodus from Monological Modernity Christoph Schmidt 2 Martin Buber and Philosophical Anthropology Asher Biemann 3 “The Between”: Martin Buber’s Transformation of Consciousness Michael Fishbane 4 Imaging the Imageless, Making Present, and Coming to Light of the Other: Imagination and Buber’s Dialogical Thinking Elliot R. Wolfson 5 To Hallow the Everyday Paul Mendes-Flohr 6 Martin Buber’s Ethics of Perception Sarah Scott Part 2: Language and Hermeneutics Introduction Paul Mendes-Flohr 7 Buber and Language Joachim Oberst 8 Martin Buber and the Philosophy of Communication Johan Siebers 9 Buber and Expressionism Bernhard Lang 10 Buber’s Hermeneutical Biblical Theology Steven Kepnes 11 Buber’s Relational Ontology and Dialogical Listening Claudia Welz Part 3: Psychology and Education Introduction Paul Mendes-Flohr 12 Buber’s Concept of the Soul Cornelia Muth 13 Buber on Solitude Michal Bizoň 14 Buber on Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Henry Abramovitch 15 Martin Buber: Education toward Humanism Aslaug Kristiansen Part 4: Interfaith Dialogue Introduction Paul Mendes-Flohr 16 Buber and Christianity Karl-Josef Kuschel 17 Martin Buber and Eastern Wisdom Hune Margulies 18 Buber Meeting and Not-Meeting Islam Khaled Furani Part 5: Judaism Introduction Paul Mendes-Flohr 19 Martin Buber on Israel’s Divine Election Manuel Duarte de Oliveira 20 Buber and Hasidism Sam S. B. Shonkoff 21 Buber and the Holocaust David Barzilai Part 6: Politics Introduction Paul Mendes-Flohr 22 Buber’s Concept of Theopolitics Samuel Hayim Brody 23 Buber’s Concept of Gemeinschaft (Community) Inka Sauter 24 The Ethical View of the Palestinian Other Amal Jamal 25 Feminism and Buber’s Legacy: A Critical Reception Yemima Hadad Part 7: Reception Introduction Paul Mendes-Flohr 26 Buber in France: From Gaston Bachelard to Emmanuel Levinas Dominique Bourel 27 Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue: A Japanese Perspective Fumio Ono Glossary List of Contributors Index

Reviews

“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

Author Information

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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