Martin Buber:
The Philosophy of Dialogue
Introduction

Buber spoke and
read Hebrew,
Yiddish, Polish,
German, Greek,
Latin, French, Italian,
and English!
Introduction

Buber demonstrated
in his own life the
power of the Jewish
ideal of study as a
form of prayer and a
path to wisdom.
I-Thou: The Dialogic Principle

Our meaning comes
from our
connectedness. The
extent to which we
are disconnected is
the extent to which
we feel
meaninglessness.
I-Thou: The Dialogic Principle
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The I-It relationship is
in fact a relationship
with oneself; it is not
a dialogue, but a
monologue.
Us-Them

Those who have
managed to cut
through the terrible
complexities of life
and offer such a
scheme of Us-Them
have been hailed as
prophets in all ages.
Summary

We do not see God
because we cannot
find him alone. God is
only found in a
relationship, where “I
AM” becomes “He is
Present.”
Summary

Buber demonstrates
that wisdom is found
not in certitude, but in
seeking; not in
solitude, but in
relationship; not in
the I-It, but in the
I-Thou.