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Martin Buber


Born
in Vienna, Austria
February 08, 1878

Died
June 13, 1965

Genre
Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality

Influences
Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche


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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Average rating: 4.07 · 15,612 ratings · 1,027 reviews · 411 distinct works • Similar authors
I and Thou
4.07 avg rating — 11,729 ratings — published 1923 — 75 editions
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The Way of Man
4.27 avg rating — 924 ratings — published 1948 — 64 editions
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Tales of the Hasidim, Vols 1-2
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4.18 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 1949 — 36 editions
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Between Man and Man
4.17 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 1944 — 58 editions
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Good and Evil
4.08 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 1950 — 36 editions
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Eclipse of God: Studies in ...
3.98 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1957 — 45 editions
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The Legend of the Baal-Shem
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¿Qué es el hombre?
3.68 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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On Judaism: An Introduction...
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The Tales of Rabbi Nachman
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Series by Martin Buber

The Letters of Martin Buber... Paths in Utopia Ecstatic Confessions: The H... On Zion: The History of an ... Israel and the World: Essay... Gog and Magog: A Novel On the Bible: Eighteen Studies
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“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
― Martin Buber
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“An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.”
― Martin Buber
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“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”
― Martin Buber
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