Martin Buber

because they have assimilated so much, and this led to an increased desire for a return to Judaism. Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber were both at the head of this “return to Judaism”, although they had different opinions on what that return would look like through the lens of Halacha, Jewish law. Both men also had different opinions on Hasidism and how it was practiced. Buber believes that the ceremonial law is imposed by rabbis, therefore having no authority because it has nothing to do with the

Lies are not a rare occurrence, and are all around us. When faced with an unsettling truth, humans opt out confronting that truth by lying. No one is exempt from this imperfect quality of human nature. The statement made by Martin Buber is valid because of how prevalent lying is in day to day life. The liar believes that lying can create a bubble around the truth, but all bubbles are easily popped. Once they are popped, the liar is left in a worse position than they started in, but many lies go un-popped

human being depends on another to connect for the natural association when they are present in the womb itself. In some occasions Buber describes as I-Thou relationship is nothing but the specifically personal relationship between two persons, the bond between man and man. “In the beginning, it is the relationship that gives authenticity to human existence.” What Buber describes as I-Thou relationship is nothing but the personal relationship between two persons. Human inter-subjectivity affirms I

Existential Therapy Ms. Belinda Coulter, Arlinda Blankumsee, and Georgia Green School of Professional Counseling Lindsey Wilson College Author Note Ms. Belinda Coulter, Arlinda Blankumsee, and Georgia Green, The School of Professional Counseling, Lindsey Wilson College.Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ms. Belinda Coulter, Arlinda Blankumsee, and Georgia Green, Email: belinda.coulter@lindsey.edy, arlinda.blankumsee@lindsey.edu, georgia.green@lindsey.edu. Abstract

your opinion, but…”, our reaction should be to immediately express that language like that is unacceptable. Words are violent in their own right, and excusing hate speech excuses the violence it causes. Taking our dialogue further, engaging in Martin Buber’s “I-Thou” form of communication is a necessary tool in the recreation of our society. However, I think there are times when Buber’s proposed “I-It” can be just as crucial. Seeing people as whole is important, and absolutely essential in understanding

Corey (2009) argues that to reach these treatment goals, the therapist must strive to reach three phases in existential counseling. The first phase is understood to be to challenge the perception of the client of their presenting issues or symptoms. “They may focus on what other people “make them feel” or on how others are largely responsible for their actions or inaction” (Corey, 2009). It is the role of the therapist to teach the client about the role they have in their own lives and how they contribute

Don’t Be Me Itzie and Ozzie’s friendship is a metaphor for the relationship between blind conformity and knowledgeable rebellion, respectively, in “The Conversion of the Jews” by Philip Roth. Itzie represents conformity not only to the Jewish faith, but also among society. Itzie’s blind conformity is seen through his ignorance of Jewish beliefs as well as his inability to question or understand them. Ozzie had to continually explain what Rabbi Marvin Binder explained in class to Itzie, “who had been

in which both persons lose themselves in the other. “Concentration and fusion into the whole being can never take place through my agency, nor can it ever take place without me. I become through my relation to the Thou; as I become I, I say Thou” (Buber, pg. 160). So romantic love happens when an understanding comes to being that the other is you and potentially your entire universe of being for as long as you are in relation. Although, there can be instances where the relation is involuntary and

Pleased to offer a report analyzing Charles Van Doren’s case from the Existential Therapy perspective. Existential psychotherapy emphasizes that individual’s confrontation with “existence” causes mental health problems. Irvin Yalom (existential therapist) recognizes four “givens of existence” or ultimate human issues that all people struggle with: freedom and responsibility; isolation; meaninglessness; and death. The goal of existential therapy is to assist the client in their exploration of the

of Friedrich Nietzsche, and a rise in nihilism. This loss of security in the world has condemned man to an empty era; one of nothingness, and with no lucid image of the universe. All of these themes are notably discussed throughout the works of Martin Buber, William Barrett, and George Steiner. An insight of Buber’s essay “What is Man?” explores the concept of humanity’s perpetual epoch of homelessness, while Barrett analyzes modern man’s encounter with nothingness through his study in existential