BOOK TALK 45: Martin Buber's I AND THOU, with Paul Mendes-Flohr (University of Chicago and Hebrew University in Jerusalem)

<p>Today we talk a lot about a need for genuine dialogue, and for conversations across partisan divides and differences. What is a true, authentic, and meaningful conversation? <a href= "https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/buber/">Martin Buber</a>'s landmark 1923 book, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_and_Thou"><em>I and Thou</em></a>, examines and also proposes how genuine dialogue can happen. The short book proposes that "I and Thou," and "I and It" are inseparable word pairs rather than sets of 2 distinct terms, and that once we understand ourselves are already in relation with others, rather than atomistic subjects reaching out to others, it changes our lives. I spoke with Buber's biographer and expert, Professor <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Mendes-Flohr">Paul Mendes-Flohr</a>, of the University of Chicago and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, to clarify Buber's points and the impact of this powerful, prophetic and poetic book which is not only a landmark of 20th-century intellectual history but also one of the most influential books of Western theology.</p> <p> </p> <p>—————————</p> <p class=""> </p> <p class="">//////////////////</p> <p class=""> </p> <p class="">Follow us:</p> <p class="">(THINK ABOUT IT PODCAST)</p> <p class="">INSTAGRAM - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/thinkaboutit.podcast/">https://www.instagram.com/thinkaboutit.podcast/</a></p> <p class="">.</p> <p class="">(ULI BAER)</p> <p class="">TWITTER - <a href= "https://twitter.com/UliBaer">https://twitter.com/UliBaer</a></p> <p class="">INSTAGRAM - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/uli.baer">https://www.instagram.com/uli.baer</a></p> <p class=""> </p> <p class="">////////////////</p> <p class=""> </p> <p class="">Listen to the Podcast on:</p> <p class="">APPLE PODCASTS - <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-about-it/id1438358902"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-about-it/id1438358902</a></p> <p class="">SPOTIFY - <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/3QDjymXla0Lt61r2OaWEtV">https:/