Theme

Philosophy quotes about relation

Relation appears in this archive as a live philosophical concern—not a slogan. These verified English passages show how thinkers treat relation as a problem of judgment, practice, or explanation.

Why this theme matters

Across 4 recurring voices here (notably Martin Buber and G. W. F. Hegel), relation is framed through Dialogical Philosophy and German Idealism. Some passages define relation; others warn how it fails; still others relocate it inside habit, community, or language.

In the history of philosophy

Discussions of relation travel through European modern and modern European traditions. Compare the quotations below with their school labels rather than forcing a single definition.

Thinkers in this collection

Martin Buber , G. W. F. Hegel , Søren Kierkegaard , Zhuangzi , Aristotle , Simone de Beauvoir , Maimonides , Kwame Anthony Appiah

Frequently asked questions

What did philosophers say about relation?

They disagreed in productive ways. In this archive, Martin Buber, G. W. F. Hegel, and related voices treat relation as something to clarify, cultivate, or critique—not merely to celebrate.

Where can I find philosophy quotes about relation?

This theme page gathers 7 verified English quotations tagged Relation, with links to thinkers and sources.

How should I read quotes about relation?

Read the sentence, then check school and source. A compact line is an entry point into an argument about relation, not a substitute for the surrounding text.

  1. All real living is meeting.
  2. Self-consciousness attains its satisfaction only in another self-consciousness.
  3. The self is a relation that relates itself to itself.
  4. Better to forget one another in the rivers and lakes than to moisten one another with foam when stranded.
  5. After this we should speak of friendship; for it is a kind of virtue, or involves virtue.
  6. Man becomes an I through a You.
  7. The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength.
  8. The more the intellect is perfected, the more one draws near to God; proximity is measured by knowledge.
  9. A value is like a fax machine: it's not much use if you're the only one who has one.
  10. The locus of ethical problems lies not in the consciousness of the isolated individual, but precisely in the in-betweenness of person and person.