Communication and Community: Implications of Martin Buber's Dialogue

by Ronald C. Arnett

Book Overview

Martin Buber's work suggests that real life begins with two individ­uals engaged in dialogue, not just taking care of one's own needs as described in social Darwinism.

Arnett argues that the end of the age of abundance demands that we give up the communica­tive strategies of the past and seek to work together in the midst of limited resources and an uncertain future. Today's situa­tion calls for an unwavering commitment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809312840
• ISBN13: 9780809312849
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Organizational Communication for a New Era

This is a vital philosophical interpretation of Buber's work necessary for any student of Organizational and/or Ethical communication. I draw on Arnett's work, as both a student and as a corporate communicator, for his relevant and inspirational insights into everyday communicative situations that are not covered in most employee handbooks. Arnett's understanding and interpretation of the philosophical anthropologist Martin Buber's most important theories is the foundation of this book, but it is also Arnett's heartfelt prayer for a renewal of hope in creating, communicating and belonging to communities.

timely and insightful application

This theoretically and practically helpful book is still current after almost two decades in print. I use it in my classes each year, and students comment regularly on its helpfulness. The discussion of responsibility and power in organizational life is insightful. I recommend this book to thoughtful persons interested in engaging ideas in the marketplace, the public square, and interpersonal interaction.