In this session we will study Martin Buber's public correspondence with Mahatma Gandhi. We will examine how Buber confronts Western Humanism, with his own view of Jewish Humanism – inspired by the biblical prophets, Kabbalah and Hasidism. Buber opposed Immanuel Kant’s universal duty as well as Plato's universal Truth and called instead for a consideration of the specific historical context, with the unique challenges it presents. An age old argument that holds much power for our day and age.
