Birth, Sehnsucht and Creation: Reading Buber between Plato and Kierkegaard

Martin Buber conceives human potential through the trope of pregnancy and birth. His portrayal this phenomenon in I Thou comprises a natural connection between mother child during for future, spiritual connections, articulated as I–Thou relations, which may accordingly achieve with their surroundings. Analyzing model reveals Buber’s literary-philosophical engagement works Plato Søren Kierkegaard, illuminates his perspective on abilities limits. Moreover, context Kierkegaard elucidates way connects an inborn yearning (Sehnsucht) relations to participation divine creation world. This Sehnsucht creation, I–It diminishes gap God, emphasizing significant role plays reality.