Martin Buber





Martin Buber

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born
February 08, 1878 in Vienna, Austria

died
June 13, 1965

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influences
Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche


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Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and the I-It relationship.

Buber came from a family of observant Jews, but broke with Jewish custom to pursue secular studies in philosophy. In 1902, Buber became the editor of the weekly Die Welt, the central organ of the Zionist movement, although he later withdrew from organizational work in Zionism. In 1923 Buber wrote his famous essay on existence, Ich und Du (later translated into English as I and Thou), and in 1925 he began translating the Hebrew Bible into the German language.

In 1930 Buber became an honorary professor at the University of Frankfurt am Ma...more


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I and Thou
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Tales of the Hasidim
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Good and Evil
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Between Man and Man
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The Way of Man
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The Legend of the Baal-Shem
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Eclipse of God
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1957 — 5 editions
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The Way of Man/Ten Rungs
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The Tales of Rabbi Nachman
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Knowledge of Man
4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions
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More books by Martin Buber…
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
Martin Buber

“The atheist staring from his attic window is often nearer to God than the believer caught up in his own false image of God.”
Martin Buber

“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”
Martin Buber

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