{"product_id":"i-and-thou-9780684717258","title":"I and Thou","description":"\u003cb\u003e100 years after its original publication, Martin Buber's landmark work of philosophy and theology \u003ci\u003eI and Thou\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the most important books of Western thought and a seminal work of 20th-century intellectual history. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsidered to be one of the most influential books of Western thought since its original publication in 1923, Martin Buber's slender volume \u003ci\u003eI and Thou\u003c\/i\u003e influenced the way we think about our relationships with one another and with God. Buber unites currents of modern German philosophy with the Judeo-Christian tradition, powerfully updating faith for modern times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI and Thou\u003c\/i\u003e is Martin Buber's pioneering work and the centerpiece of his groundbreaking philosophy. In it, Buber--one of the greatest Jewish minds of the 20th century--lays out a view of the world in which human beings can enter into relationships that enhance their mutual existential dignity (\u003ci\u003eI-Thou\u003c\/i\u003e relations). These \"dialogical\" relations contrast with those that tend to prevail in modern society, namely the treatment of others as objects to advance personal and collective interests (\u003ci\u003eI-It\u003c\/i\u003e relations). Buber demonstrates how \u003ci\u003eI-Thou\u003c\/i\u003e interhuman meetings reflect and embody the human meeting with God. For Buber, the essence of biblical religion affirms the possibility of a dialogue between man and God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Buber (1878-1965) was a prolific author, scholar, literary translator, and political activist whose writings--mostly in German and Hebrew--ranged from Jewish mysticism to social philosophy, biblical studies, religious phenomenology, philosophical anthropology, education, politics, and art. Upon his emigration from Nazi Germany to Palestine in 1938, he assumed a professorship in social philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Until his death in Jerusalem, he was an unflagging advocate on Arab-Jewish fraternity and rapprochement. Buber was recurrently nominated for a Nobel Prize in literature and in Peace.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607568322834,"sku":"9780684717258","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0e6d850-4bdb-4bca-8383-4b604f4e43b2.jpg?v=1776157252","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-and-thou-9780684717258","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}