Kenneth N. Cissna & Rob Anderson 
Moments of Meeting [PDF ebook] 
Buber, Rogers, and the Potential for Public Dialogue

Moments of Meeting tells the story of a uniquely important event in twentieth-century intellectual history, the 1957 public dialogue of philosopher Martin Buber and psychotherapist Carl Rogers, and explores the practical implications of that event for contemporary social and cultural theory. Supported by original historical research, close textual analysis, and a variety of interviews, the book illuminates the careers, theories, and practices of two of the last century’s foremost scholars of dialogue, while it clarifies what they shared in common. Following a careful case study of the Buber-Rogers public conversation about the dynamics of dialogue itself, the authors conclude that public dialogue cannot be built primarily upon skillful technique. Instead, we must support settings and attitudes that enable unique ‘moments of meeting.’

Tabla de materias

Foreword


Barnett Pearce

Introduction

1. Dialogue in Public Space

2. A Rhetorical Approach to Dialogue

3. Buber and the Philosophy of Dialogue

4. Rogers and the Praxis of Dialogue

5. Historical Context and the Buber–Rogers Meeting

6. Interhuman Meeting

7. Theorizing Dialogic Moments

8. Conversations of Democracy

9. The Next Voices

Notes
References
About the Authors
Author Index
Subject Index

Sobre el autor

Kenneth N. Cissna is Professor of Communication at the University of South Florida, and
Rob Anderson is Professor of Communication at Saint Louis University. Their collaborative work in the philosophy and practice of dialogue includes two previous books,
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue: A New Transcript with Commentary, a companion volume to
Moments of Meeting, and the anthology
The Reach of Dialogue: Confirmation, Voice, and Community (with Ronald C. Arnett).