Week 10 Reading

A series of vocabulary flashcards based on the concepts of witnessing, subjectivity, and ethics discussed in the lecture notes.

Witnessing

The action of bearing witness or giving testimony, being present and observing something.

Subjectivity

The quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

Testimony

A spoken or written account of something seen or experienced.

Relationality

The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected.

Analogical reasoning

Reasoning that infers that if one thing has a certain relation to another, then if a second thing has the same relation to the first, it should have the same relation to a third.

Empirical experience

Experience based on observation or experiment rather than theory.

Interrelational subjectivity

The understanding that one's subjectivity is formed through relationships with others.

Ethics

Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

Politics

The activities associated with governance or the distribution of power in a society.

Care ethics

A normative ethical theory that emphasizes the importance of caring relationships and responsibilities.

Response-ability

The ability and obligation to respond to others, which is foundational to ethical relations.

Oppression

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

Recognition model

A theory suggesting that subjectivity is developed through recognition from others.

Hegelian recognition

The philosophical notion that self-consciousness is mediated through recognition from others.

Social epistemology

The study of the social dimensions of knowledge and the ways that social practices influence what we know.

Affective dimensions of experience

The emotional aspects that affect experiences and perceptions.