Category Archives: Buber

An Ontological Understanding of Dialogue in Education

Posted on November 5, 2015 by

This dissertation develops an ontological understanding of dialogue that is then used to reconsider the forms and purposes of schooling.  Employing the works of Martin Buber and Mikhail Bakhtin, the work departs from the literature on schooling that treats dialogue … Continue reading →

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The rebirth of Dialogue: Bakhtin, Socrates, and the Rhetorical Tradition

Posted on February 24, 2015 by

Dialogue has suffered a long eclipse in the history of philosophy and the history of rhetoric but has enjoyed a rebirth in the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer, Martin Buber, and Mikhail Bakhtin. Among twentieth-century figures, Bakhtin took a special interest … Continue reading →

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Beyond Discourse: Education, the Self, and Dialogue

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Drawing on the works of Martin Buber and Mikhail Bakhtin, the author explores the roles that dialogue, laughter, and spontaneity play in the education of the whole person. Using Mikhail Bakhtin’s concepts of dialogue and carnival, and in connection with … Continue reading →

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Dialogical Schools: Complexity, Civility, Carnival

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

This chapter explores the macro-implications of the dialogical approach for a school as an organization. It describes a good school from the dialogical point of view. Dialogue does not happen through organization, and yet it is intimately connected to the … Continue reading →

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