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On Intersubjectivity and Cultural Creativity

On Intersubjectivity and Cultural Creativity

Buber, Martin

Paperback

Series: Heritage of Sociology

General Sociology

ISBN10: 0226078078
ISBN13: 9780226078076
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Oct 1 1992
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.06 Depth: 8.96
Language: English
One of the foremost religious and social philosophers of the twentieth century, Martin Buber also wrote extensively on sociological subjects, particularly as these affected his philosophical concerns. Collected here, these writings offer essential insights into the human condition as it is expressed in culture and society.

Buber's central focus in his sociological work is the relation between social interaction, or intersubjectivity, and the process of human creativity. Specifically, Buber seeks to define the nature and conditions of creativity, the conditions of authentic intersubjective social relations that nurture creativity in society and culture. He attempts to identify situations favorable to creativity that he believes exist to some extent in all cultures, though their fullest development occurs only rarely.

Buber considers the combination of open dialogue between human and human and a dialogue between man and God to be necessary for the crystallization of the common discourse that is essential for holding a free, just, and open society together.

Important for an understanding of Buber's thought, these writings-touching on education, religion, the state, and charismatic leadership-will be of profound value to students of sociology, philosophy, and religion.

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