Martin Buber on Psychology and Psychotherapy: Essays, Letters, and Dialogue

by Judith Agassi

Overview

"Buber came to play a role in the development of so-called third force psychology. . . . In the exchange between Buber and [Carl] Rogers, one can see how far they both were from the world of Freud, which presumes an omniscient analyst dealing with curiously foolish neurotics. Freud's aloofness might have been self deception,
but he never advocated anything like the mutual give-and-take that Buber and Rogers had in mind. . . . Buber's mind was in another world from that of early psychoanalysis, and the passage of time has shown how relevant his thinking can be to how we approach the healing professions."--from the Introduction

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815605829
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	06/01/1999
Series:	Martin Buber Library
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Judith Buber Agassi has taught sociology and political science at universities in the United States, Canada, Israel, Europe, and Asia. She is currently working at Tel Aviv University on a research project about Jewish prisoners in the women's concentration camp Ravensbrück.

Table of Contents

Essays: Distance and Relation Healing Through Meeting Images of Good and Evil Buber and Jung Elements of the Interhuman What Is Common to All Guilt and Guilt Feelings Afterword to I and Thou The Word That Is Spoken Letters: Correspondence with Hans Trüb Correspondence with Hermann Menachem Gerson, Ronald Gregor Smith, Rudolf Pannwitz, and Ernst Michel Correspondence with Ludwig Binswanger Correspondence of Robert C. Smith with Martin Buber and C. G. Jung Dialogue: The Unconscious Martin Buber and Carl Rogers

Editorial Reviews

Buber (1878-1965) is best known as a philosopher, but was also very interested in psychology and psychotherapy, and in fact has influenced many leading therapists. Here are some of his seminal works in the area, including nine essays; correspondence with Hans Tr<:u>b, Hermann Menachem Gerson, Ludwig Binswanger, Robert C. Smkith, C. G. Jung, and others; and transcripts of a panel discussion and a dialogue with Carl Rogers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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