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
