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Loading... Martin Buber's I and Thou: Practicing Living Dialogueby Kenneth Paul Kramer
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. There are pros and cons to reading Kramer as a companion to Buber. One pro is that you can engage with I and Thou with an eye for concepts to look out for in the reading. A con is that Kramer is, almost to a fault, AS confusing as Buber. It's also telling of I and Thou that Kramer pulls in a lot of extraneous content from Buber's other writings to clarify concepts. The diagrams are shit, but if you're wanting to find a better way into Buber Kramer, for better or worse, is your man. no reviews | add a review
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Martin Buber's classic philosophy of dialogue, I and Thou, is at the core of Kenneth Paul Kramer's scholarly and impressive Living Dialogue: Practicing Buber's I and Thou. In three main parts, paralleling the three of I and Thou, and focusing upon Buber's key concepts --nature, spirit becoming forms, true community, the real I, the eternal Thou, turning, -and the two fundamental dialogues-the I-Thou and the I-It- the book clarifies, puts into practice and vigorously affirms the moral validity of Buber's philosophy, with its extension to love, marriage, the family, the community, and God, in the conviction that genuine dialogue will effect better relations with one another, the world and God. Well-researched, and replete with a glossary of Buberian terms, practice exercises for true dialoguing, and discussion questions, Living Dialogue emerges as an invaluable guide to I and Thou. Highlights: - A lens through which to see and understand the philosopher and his work anew. - A must-read for undergraduates, as well as relationship counselors, therapists, and general readers, who will benefit from the work's clarity and ease of expression. - Includes a foreword by Maur No library descriptions found. |
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