Sightings Articles
Martin Buber’s Hope in Polarized Times
The important lesson a midcentury speech by the Jewish philosopher holds for “this hour”...
February 3, 2020
Hilary Putnam (1926-2016): A Philosopher of Science's Late-Life Return to His Native Judaism
Students and scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines will be familiar with Hilary Putnam. Born in Chicago, in 1926, to secular-Jewish parents who championed Communism, a political cause he likewise espoused for much of his life, Putnam tur...
April 28, 2016
A Legacy Greater Than “I-Thou”: A Usable Bible and a Usable Martin Buber
What can German-Jewish philosopher Martin Buber still offer us fifty years after his death?...