Intersubjectivity

Intersubjectivity

the condition of man, a subject, among other men, who are also subjects. It also refers to the shared awareness and understanding among people.

It is made possible by the awareness of the self and the other.

Edmund Husserl

The Philosopher behind the concept of Intersubjectivity.

Social

The life of a group bound together by common experiences and reactions.

Interhuman

the life between and among persons; it refers to the interpersonal, that is, a life of dialogue.

Dialogue

It is a deep and genuine relationship between persons.

It happens when two persons truly acknowledge each other's presence and treat each other as equals.

Ich~Es (I-It) Relationship

It refers to the world of experience and sensation where there are objects.

This relationship is in fact a relationship with oneself; it is not a dialogue, but a monologue.

An individual treats other things, people, etc., as objects to be used and experienced. Essentially, this form of subjectivity relates to the world in terms of the self - how an object can serve the individual's interest.

I

In the Ich~Es (I-It) Relationship, The beings do not actually meet. Instead, the "__" confronts and qualifies an idea, or conceptualization, of the being in its presence and treats that being as an object.

Ich~Du(I-Thou) Relationship

It refers to the world of encounters and relationships where there are persons.

This relationship is a concrete encounter without any qualification or objectification of one another and it is a dialogue.

"Through the Thou a person becomes l"

What did Martin Buber say about the Ich~Du relationship?

Seeming

Obstacles to Authentic Dialogue:

It is a way of approaching the other governed by the image one desires to impress on the other. It also involves deliberately playing up or hiding aspects of yourself to appear more desirable or impressive.

Being

Obstacles to Authentic Dialogue:

It proceeds not from an image, but from what one really is. It is an acceptance of the other in the way that it is also an acceptance of the self as it is.

seeming, courage

"To yield to ______ is man's essential cowardice, to resist it is his essential ____. "

- Martin Buber

being, presence, YES

According to Buber, "Man wishes to be confirmed in his ____ by man, and wishes to have a ____ in the being of the other... Secretly and bashfully he watches for a ___ which allows him to be and which can come to him only from one human person to another."

Speechifying

Obstacles to Authentic Dialogue:

It refers to one's talking past another. It is hearing without listening to what one says.

Personal Making Present

It is the process of fully opening oneself to the other.

Imposition

It constitutes holding one's own opinion, values, attitudes, and oneself without regard for those of another.

It is telling the other how he or she should behave, act, and respond to things.

Unfolding

It constitutes finding in the other the disposition toward what one recognizes as true, good and beautiful.

It involves seeing the other as a unique, singular individual capable of freely actualizing himself/herself.

loneliness

"The experience of love begins from the experience of ____." - Dr. Manuel Dy, Jr

loneliness

One of the basic experiences of human beings is this along with self-awareness.