Martin Buber

Holden Caulfield woulda made a lousy postmodern conservative.

by Austin Stone

Freddie, that ubiquitous ombudsman, has taken me out for a ride for bashing Martin Buber. I get the feeling our disagreement isn’t about Buber anymore, so don’t feel any special pressure to catch up before proceeding. The basic disagreement between us is this: Should we try to love our . . . . Continue Reading »

No More Martin Buber, Ever!

by Austin Stone

Can everyone please stop finding Martin Buber interesting? Benjamin Balint, this means you : . . . Chief among these [misconceptions about Buber] is the common misjudgment that what is original about I and Thou , Buber’s classic statement of a philosophy of dialogue, is its teaching about . . . . Continue Reading »