Martin Buber
Martin Buber (Hebrew: מרטין בּוּבֶּר; German: Martin Buber; Yiddish: מארטין בובער; February 8, 1878 – June 13, 1965) was an Austrian philosopher, well-known for Philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism on the distinction between the I and Thou and the I-It relationship.[2]
Martin Buber | |
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| Born | February 8, 1878 |
| Died | June 13, 1965 (aged 87) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophers Existentialism |
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Notable ideas | Ich-Du and Ich-Es |
He was born in Vienna to a Jewish family but later abandoned Jewish customs to pursue secular studies in philosophy. In 1902, he owned the daily newspaper Die Welt - the central organ of the Zionist movement, although he later withdrew from Zionist organizing activities. In 1923, he wrote Ich und Du ("I and Thou"), and in 1925 began translating Hebrew Bible into German.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature ten times and the Nobel Peace Prize seven times.[3]
References
change- ↑ Livingstone, E. A. (2013). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 79. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199659623.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-965962-3.
- ↑ "Island of Freedom - Martin Buber". Roberthsarkissian.com.
- ↑ "Nomination Database". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved January 24, 2017.