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Martin Buber

Martin Buber
BornFebruary 8, 1878
DiedJune 13, 1965(1965-06-13) (aged 87)
EducationUniversity of Vienna
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Existentialism
Neo-Hasidism
Main interests
Notable ideas
Ich-Du (I–Thou) and Ich-Es (I–It)
philosophy of dialogue
Signature

Martin Buber (Hebrew: מרטין בובר; German: Martin Buber, pronounced [ˈmaʁtiːn̩ ˈbuːbɐ] ; Yiddish: מארטין בובער; February 8, 1878 – June 13, 1965) was an Austrian-Israeli philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and the I–It relationship.[1] Born in Vienna, Buber came from a family of observant Jews, but broke with Jewish custom to pursue secular studies in philosophy. He produced writings about Zionism and worked with various bodies within the Zionist movement extensively over a nearly 50-year period spanning his time in Europe and the Near East. In 1923, Buber wrote his famous essay on existence, Ich und Du (later translated into English as I and Thou),[2] and in 1925 he began translating the Hebrew Bible into the German language.

He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature ten times, and the Nobel Peace Prize seven times.[3]

Buber in 1963
  1. ^ "Island of Freedom - Martin Buber". Roberthsarkissian.com.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Nomination Database". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

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