Overview
What does Martin Buber mean, in I and Thou, by the claim that the one thing that matters is full acceptance of presence? An attempt to answer this question led the author on a journey of exploration through Buber's early writings, to reach a clarification of Buber's predialogical concept of God. She examines Buber's first major philosophical work: Daniel: Dialogues in Realization, drawing attention to inaccuracies in the available English translation. Buber's desire for presence, she finds, began with an overwhelming experience of absence. His search is for a presence that will not let him down, that will not be a ""mis-encounter""--that is, for a presence that will ensure that there is meaning. This book will be an invaluable text for the student looking for a readable guide to Buber's early writings. It will help readers to understand the rich depth and many layers of thought in Buber's masterpiece, I and Thou, and to appreciate the radical change that took place in Buber's concept of God prior to its publication in 1923.
Full Product Details
Author: Phil Huston
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Imprint: Fordham University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.536kg
ISBN: 9780823227396
ISBN 10: 0823227391
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 July 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""A rare insight into Martin Buber's personal struggle with the question: 'What sort of a God do I believe in?'"" -- -William Mathews Centre of Philosophy, Milltown Institute ""This is a thoughtful study of Martin Buber's early philosophical work."" -Choice ""Focuses on Buber's 1913 work Daniel: Dialogues in Realization in a study of the philosopher and theologian's idea of presence."" -The Chronicle of Higher Education ""An excellent key to unlocking all of Martin Buber's later work."" -- -Brendan Purcell University College Dublin"
An excellent key to unlocking all of Martin Buber's later work.----Brendan Purcell, University College Dublin Focuses on Buber's 1913 work Daniel: Dialogues in Realization in a study of the philosopher and theologian's idea of presence. * -The Chronicle of Higher Education * This is a thoughtful study of Martin Buber's early philosophical work. * -Choice * A rare insight into Martin Buber's personal struggle with the question: 'What sort of a God do I believe in?'----William Mathews, Centre of Philosophy, Milltown Institute
Focuses on Buber's 1913 work Daniel: Dialogues in Realization in a study of the philosopher and theologian's idea of presence.
Author Information
Phil Huston has been a Lecturer in Philosophy at The Milltown Institute for the last ten years. She obtained her doctorate at University College, Dublin.
