UNIT 6: I-THOU + FACE OF THE OTHER Flashcards
by Martin Buber, Immanuel Levinas
Personal dialogue defines the nature of reality
I-It
Person gathers information about the world, analyzes, categorizes, and theorizes about it
I-It
“I” is the subject
observer
“It” is seen as an object
receiver
Modern human relationships are based on humans treating other humans as _____, not the _____
It, I
individuals encounter each other as a whole entity
I-Thou
Love is an _____ relationship
I-Thou
There is a unity of being in which the individual can always find God
I and the Absolute Thou
gives unity to all beings
The Absolute Person
By valuing others, we provide a reason for them to value us
authentic relation
reciprocal intersubjective relationships
authentic relation
The person who is not you
The Absolute Other
- cannot be fully comprehended because they are infinitely different
- never an object that can be possessed / assimilated
The Absolute Other
driving force to the Other
desire for excess
- self’s natural attitude toward the world
- insistence on knowing, categorizing, assimilating and possessing the Other
totalization
being at home in one’s self (sameness)
totality
man is preoccupied with preserving their own being
survival
innocent enjoyment of life
jouissance
“I am the from the beginning the same”
ipseity
- the whole other person in front of you
- keeps us from committing violence
the Face
kalooban
the Face
only the presence is needed
Me Voici
Here I am!
Me Voici
courtesy and affirmation
Apres Vous
After you.
Apres Vous
