Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
European Judaism
Angaben zur Quelle:
56,2 (2023) 8-19
Keywords:
Buber, Martin,
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Judaism Philosophy 20th century
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Idolatry Judaism
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Interpersonal relations Religious aspects
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Judaism
Abstract:
In a brief passage from the third part of Ich und Du, Buber expounds his conception of idolatry as an objectifying disposition that contradicts the relational nature of an authentic religious act. I will show that the main categories of Buber's thought – that is, the Grundworte ‘ich-du’ and ‘ich-es’ – provide the theoretical coordinates through which Buber understands the antithesis between authentic religion and idolatry as one between relationality and its opposite.
DOI:
10.3167/ej.2023.560203
URL:
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