I and Thou Author:Buber, Martin Martin Buber's I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born since World War II considers Buber as one of its prophets. Professor Walter Kaufmann a distinguished writer and philosopher in his... more » own right...has translated I and Thou at the request of Buber's family.« less