AMAMIHE Journal of Applied Philosophy

Man is always caught up between his needs and wants. His choices set the tone for the difference between these. On a relative scale, they are not the same for all. What is a need for one could be a want for another. However, on the universal scale, there are basic needs distinct from wants. This is also true of the social sphere that seems to dilapidate with time. Humanity, which had pride of place, is now traded for lesser values. Man, like things, seems to have a price tag. The more this grows evident it becomes clear how human values are grossly eroded. With this, all forms of crime set in; dices are tossed, and the weak fall prey. On this ground, Buber’s dialogical approach, taken in context, gives reasons for a rethink on the seemingly lost dignity of human life. His I-Thou and I-It dialogical imperatives show that man is not simply a thing. He has a value beyond any price. A rediscovery and application of the implications of what this enshrines for us today is the goal of this work.

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