I and Thou - Martin Buber
Category: Spiritual & Religious
Narrator: John Lescault
Tags: Spiritual & Religious, Classic, Adults
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Release date: October 1, 2011 Duration: 05:18:13, Translation by Walter Kaufmann, Martin Bubers I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born after World War II considers Buber one of its prophets., Bubers main proposition is that we may address existence in two ways: (1) that of the I toward an It, toward an object that is separate in itself, which we either use or experience; (2) that of the I toward Thou, in which we move into existence in a relationship without bounds. One of the major themes of the book is that human life finds its meaningfulness in relationships. All of our relationships, Buber contends, bring us ultimately into relationship with God, who is the Eternal Thou., The need for a new English translation had been felt for many years. The old version was marred by many inaccuracies and
