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Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Israeli philosopher, best known for his philosophy of dialogue.
* He was born in Vienna in 1878 and died in Jerusalem in 1965.
* Buber was influenced by a wide range of thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Emmanuel Kant, Sigmund Freud, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Georg Simmel.
* He is best known for his distinction between the I-Thou and I-It relationships.
* The I-Thou relationship is a direct, personal encounter between two individuals, while the I-It relationship is an objectifying relationship in which one person views the other as an object.
* Buber's philosophy has been influential in a wide range of fields, including philosophy, theology, education, and psychology.
* He is considered one of the most important Jewish thinkers of the 20th century.
* His work continues to be studied and debated today.
The atheist staring from his attic window is often nearer to God than the believer caught up in his own false image of God.
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