Buber, Martin

Buber, Martin
(1878-1965)
   A Jewish philosopher and theologian, Martin Buber exercised some considerable influence on Christian philosophy, particularly through his book I and Thou, in which he contrasts the I-it relation that one has with 'objects', that is things that are not persons and do not talk back, and the I-thou relation that one should have with persons in order that one may be open to listen to what they have to say. This distinction is, for Buber, similar to the Kantian distinction between using persons as mere means to an end and treating them as ends in themselves. While some circumstances may regrettably entail an I-it attitude to another human, one must never have an I-it relation to God - he is 'the eternal Thou'. Buber has also had an unexpected influence on some German Christians: they use his translation of the Hebrew Bible.
   See Kant, Immanuel
   Further reading: Buber 1962-4, 1970 and 2001-; Schilpp and Friedman 1967

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