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It, You, and What Else?
Reflections on Martin Buber’s vision

By Ran Lahav

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As we have seen in the first two videos on Martin Buber, Buber envisions a transformation of our relationships to others: from I-It relations toI-You relations. In other words, instead of relating to others as objects, as things that are external to me, I now relate to them through a full togetherness. This new relationshipis authentic, and it gives authenticity and meaning to my life.

But an important issue arises here: Buber insists, in his book I-Thou, that such a transformation is always temporary.

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Martin Buber (1878—1965)
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Towards Fuller Relationships – Part 1

By Ran Lahav

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Seeking Wisdom: Listening to the Other
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In his search for wisdom the elephant meets the giraffe, the tallest and wisest of animals.

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 Angus on breaking up and self-remembering

Angus tells a personal story in response to an inspiring philosophical passage by Karl Jaspers' from his book Way to Wisdom. The passage describes an inner transformation that occurs when we come up against our limits. 

              

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