I-Thou, I-It

From The Practical Ontology & Compendium of Social Cohesion

Definition: As used herein, I-Thou and I-It refer to Martin Buber's (1878-1965) philosophy. "Buber's main proposition is that we may address existence in two ways: (1) The attitude of the "I" towards an "It", towards an object that is separate in itself, which we either use or experience. (2) The attitude of the "I" towards "Thou", in a relationship in which the other is not separated by discrete bounds." See Wikipedia article.



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