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Article: Buber, Martin
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Buber, Martin
Existentialist Jewish philosopher, educationist, and Zionist thinker, born Vienna, 1878, died Jerusalem, 1965. Buber's main contribution to philosophy is the distinction, made in his justly famous philosophical poem
I and Thou
, between the
I–It
relationship and the
I–Thou
. In the former man relates to others and to things in an objective, detached manner, as when the physical scientist examines his data and the social scientist the life of a community. In the latter relationship, man meets ...
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Article: Daniel F. Polish, Talking about God: Exploring the Meaning of Religious Life with Kierkegaard, Buber, Tillich, and Heschel.(Book review)
Journal of Ecumenical Studies;
September 22, 2008 ;
358 words
......God Exploring the Meaning of Religious Life with Kierkegaard, Buber, Tillich, and Heschel. The Center for Religious Inquiry Series...He argues that his analysis of the thought of Kierkegaard, Buber, Tillich, and Heschel can lead to a more substantive interaction...
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