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B. Regions of Relation ( 9-12)
C. Characteristics of the Thou-Meeting ( 13-21)
KEY NOTIONS
BASIC OUTLINE
Adapted and revised from chart appearing in
Robert E. Wood, Martin Buber's Ontology: An Analysis
of I and Thou. Evanston: Northwestern University Press,
1969.
REGIONS OF RELATION
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A. Oppression of the It-World ( 31-36) ("Turning")
D. Emergence of the It ( 22-28)
B. The I and the It-World ( 37-43)
A. Basic Notions ( 1-8)
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KEY NOTIONS
REGIONS OF RELATION RELATION I
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IT I
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