Martin Buber — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1878–1965 · Austria / Israel · Philosopher

Martin Buber

Paths in utopia

Socialism of the small community.

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The philosopher whose 'Paths in Utopia' championed a decentralised, communitarian socialism — the cooperative commune, not the state, as the cell of a free socialist society.

social

Dialogical, humanist progressive.

economic

Cooperative common ownership built from the village commune up.

governance

A 'social' rather than political socialism — minimal state, maximal community.

Notable for
  • 'Paths in Utopia'
  • Dialogical philosophy
  • Kibbutz federalism
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