PRECURSOR TO DIALOGICAL PHILOSOPHY? BUBER’S AMBIGUOUS VIEW OF SOCRATES

• Authors: Šajda Peter
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Martin Buber’s reception of Socrates is complex and its emphases shifted over time. In the present article I first demonstrate how Buber included Socrates in his project of dialogical philosophy and depicted him as an ally in his confrontation with monological philosophical paradigms. Subsequently, I highlight those aspects of Socrates’ doctrine which Buber considered problematic, often discussing them in connection with Jewish spirituality. I continue by analysing Buber’s ideal of dialogical education, in which his confrontation with Socrates plays a central role. Finally, I present an overall evaluation of Buber’s reception of Socrates, commenting on its development and dynamics.

Keywords

EN

DIALOGICAL PHILOSOPHY; EDUCATION; SOCRATES; MARTIN BUBER

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 574 – 587

Contributors

author

Šajda Peter

• Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Klemensova 19, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1567-0704

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2025.80.4.8