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xxii Introduction to the 2016 Edition
In conclusion, Buber’s writings continue to elicit varied re-
sponses and no doubt the republication of these essays will
spur only more discussion. Whatever one makes of Buber’s ar-
guments in the end, he remains a philosopher for our times. As
he writes in the prelude to this volume, “Real listening has be-
come rare in our time.” In an age in which technology and the
vitriol of partisan politics dominate in the United States and
the world at large, Buber’s words could not be more prophetic.
Leora Batnitzky
Princeton University
