Philosophy of dialogue
Encyclopedia
Philosophy of dialogue is a type of philosophy
based on the work of the Austrian-born Jewish philosopher Martin Buber
best known through its classic presentation in his 1920s little book I and Thou
. For Buber, the fundamental fact of human existence, too readily overlooked by scientific rationalism
and abstract philosophical thought, is "man with man", a dialogue which takes place in the so-called "sphere of between" ("das Zwischenmenschliche").
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
based on the work of the Austrian-born Jewish philosopher Martin Buber
Martin Buber
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and the I-It relationship....
best known through its classic presentation in his 1920s little book I and Thou
I and Thou
Ich und Du, usually translated as I and Thou, is a book by Martin Buber, published in 1923, and first translated to English in 1937.-Premise:Buber's main proposition is that we may address existence in two ways:...
. For Buber, the fundamental fact of human existence, too readily overlooked by scientific rationalism
Rationalism
In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" . In more technical terms, it is a method or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"...
and abstract philosophical thought, is "man with man", a dialogue which takes place in the so-called "sphere of between" ("das Zwischenmenschliche").
See also
- Dialogical analysisDialogical analysisDialogical analysis, or more precisely Dialogical Interaction Analysis, refers to a way of analyzing human communication which is based on the theory of dialogism...
- Dialogical selfDialogical selfThe dialogical self is a psychological concept which describes the mind's ability to imagine the different positions of participants in an internal dialogue, in close connection with external dialogue...
- Interfaith dialogue
- IntersubjectivityIntersubjectivityIntersubjectivity is a term used in philosophy, psychology, sociology and anthropology to describe a condition somewhere between subjectivity and objectivity, one in which a phenomenon is personally experienced but by more than one subject....
Further reading
- Rob Anderson, Leslie A. Baxter, Kenneth N. Cissna (Eds.). (2004). Dialogue: theorizing difference in communication studies.
- Peter Atterton, Matthew Calarco, Maurice S. Friedman (2004). Lévinas & Buber: dialogue & difference
- Samuel Hugo Bergman (1991). Dialogical philosophy from Kierkegaard to Buber.
- Kenneth N. Cissna & Rob Anderson (2002). Moments of meeting: Buber, Rogers, and the potential for public dialogue.
- Hans KöchlerHans KöchlerHans Köchler is a professor of philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and president of the International Progress Organization, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations...
(2009). The Philosophy and Politics of Dialogue.
External links
- Martin Buber, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- I and Thou Selected Passages