Martin Buber, a German Jewish philosopher and theologian, contrasted two types of relationships between people- I-It versus I-Thou. Identify a true statement about an I-It relationship.

A) Individuals seek to experience the relationship as it appears to the other person.
B) In an I-It relationship, people treat the other person as a thing to be used.
C) In an I-It relationship, people regard their partners as the very one they are.
D) Individuals create this relationship through dialogue.


Ans: B) In an I-It relationship, people treat the other person as a thing to be used.

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