Martin Buber
Martin Buber (; ; ; February 8, 1878 –
June 13, 1965) was an Austrian Jewish and Israeli
philosopher best known for his
philosophy of dialogue, a form of
existentialism centered on the distinction between the
I–Thou relationship and the I–It relationship. Born in
Vienna, Buber came from a family of observant Jews, but broke with Jewish custom to pursue secular studies in
philosophy. In 1902, he became the editor of the weekly ''
Die Welt'', the central organ of the
Zionist movement, although he later withdrew from organizational work in Zionism. In 1923, Buber wrote his famous essay on existence, ''
Ich und Du'' (later translated into English as ''I and Thou''), and in 1925, he began translating the
Hebrew Bible into the
German language reflecting the patterns of the
Hebrew language.
He was nominated for the
Nobel Prize in Literature ten times, and
Nobel Peace Prize seven times.
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