Reciprocity and the height of God: A defence of Buber against Levinas
In this essay I have tried to show that the Buber’s notion of the I-Thou relation is not a reciprocal relation and therefore does not turn God into an equal. The word “Thou” merely indicates the initiative on the part of an I of turning toward and addressing that which confronts the I. In speaking “...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
1995
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Sophia
Year: 1995, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-73 |
| Further subjects: | B
Objective Understanding
B Primary Word B Metaphysical Truth B Reciprocal Relation B Radical Alterity |
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