I and Thou

by Martin Buber, Ronald Smith (Translator)

Overview

I AND THOU is one of the most important books of Western Theology. In it, Martin Buber, heavily influenced by the writings of Nietzsche, unites the proto-Existentialist currents of modern German thought with the Judeo-Christian tradition, powerfully updating faith for modern times. Since its first appearance in Germany in 1923, this slender volume has become one of the epoch-making works of our time.This work is the centerpiece of Buber's philosophy. It lays out a view of the world in which human beings can enter into relationships usung their innermost and whole beings to form true partnerships. This is the original English translation, and it was prepared in the author;'s presence.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015886542
Publisher:	eBookIt.com
Publication date:	10/26/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	126
File size:	728 KB

About the Author

Martin Buber was born in 1878 in Vienna, the child of a Jewish family. A prominent Zionist and member of the German Jewish Intellectual class wiped out in the Holocaust, he lectured at the University of Frankfurt from1924-1933. Buber stayed in Germany until he had to emigrate in 1938, and from then on he taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He died in 1965 a revered figure in Israel and around the world.