32 Questions
What does intersubjectivity refer to?
Shared meanings constructed by people in their interactions with each other
According to Jean Paul Sartre, what happens when you label a person based on their appearance or actions?
You take away their possibilities to do good and right
What concept is evident when you stereotype or label a person based on their appearance or actions?
Totalization
In Filipino, what is the term for intersubjectivity?
Pakigpagkapwa-tao
What is the mutual recognition of each other as persons referred to as?
Intersubjectivity
When does totalization occur?
When one limits the other to a set of rational categories
What does Edmund Husserl believe intersubjectivity is?
The capability to put oneself in the place where the other is
What is the main characteristic of empathy according to the text?
Sharing emotions
What does the Ethics of Care theory emphasize?
The moral dimension of relationship and interactions
According to Rene Descartes, what is one thing that cannot be doubted?
Thinking
What is the negative effect of 'Seeming' according to the text?
Deceiving or manipulating other people
What does empathy enable us to experience according to the text?
Happiness and sadness
What is availability about according to the text?
The willingness of a person to be present and at the disposal of another
Which characteristic does sympathy represent according to the text?
"Feeling with" others
"Seeming" involves actions where an individual presents himself or herself in a certain way when dealing with others. What are these actions referred to as?
"Roles"
According to Edmund Husserl, what occurs when people put themselves in the shoes of others?
Intersubjective experience through empathy
What is the deeper and more genuine interaction called?
Dialogue
According to Martin Buber, how can the 'I' be realized?
Through recognition of others
What is the term for the relationship in which people make themselves the center of their world?
Narcissism
What occurs when two persons 'open up' to each other and give and receive one another in their encounter?
Dialogue
What did Martin Buber emphasize is necessary for the 'I' to realize itself?
Recognition of others
What does the 'I-I' relationship lack interest in doing?
Talking to others
In the I-It relationship, how are indigenous people often treated by researchers?
As mere objects of investigation
What is the result of an 'I-It' relationship according to the text?
Alienation
How does alienation affect human relationships according to the text?
Discounts the humanity and dignity of a person
What characterizes the I-Thou relationship according to the text?
Genuine sharing of one another
What is the main outcome of an I-Thou relationship?
Mutual recognition of each other as persons
How does the text define alienation?
Disorientating sense of exclusion and separation
What happens when human relationships are inauthentic and exploitative?
'I-It' relationship is developed
What type of relationship arises when a person ceases to view the other as a distinct or authentic person?
'I-It' relationship
What is the main consequence of alienation according to the text?
Dehumanization
How does the I treat the person in an I-Thou relationship?
'Thou' remains 'Thou'
Study Notes
Intersubjectivity
- Refers to the mutual recognition of each other as persons
- In Filipino, it is known as "kapatiran"
- Edmund Husserl believes it is the mutual understanding between individuals
Labeling and Stereotyping
- According to Jean Paul Sartre, when you label a person based on their appearance or actions, you are reducing them to a set of characteristics
- This is an example of intersubjectivity, where you stereotype or label a person based on their appearance or actions
Empathy and Sympathy
- Empathy enables us to experience the world from another person's perspective
- The main characteristic of empathy is putting oneself in the shoes of others
- Sympathy represents the characteristic of feeling sorrow or pity for another person
Ethics of Care Theory
- Emphasizes the importance of empathy and understanding in human relationships
Rene Descartes
- Believed that one thing that cannot be doubted is one's own existence
Seeming and Authenticity
- "Seeming" involves actions where an individual presents themselves in a certain way when dealing with others
- These actions are referred to as "games"
- The negative effect of "seeming" is that it leads to inauthentic relationships
- Availability is about being genuine and authentic in interactions with others
Martin Buber's I-Thou Relationship
- Refers to a deep and genuine interaction between two people who open up to each other
- In this relationship, individuals treat each other with respect and understanding
- The 'I' can only be realized through the 'I-Thou' relationship
- Martin Buber emphasized that the 'I' cannot realize itself in isolation, but only through the 'I-Thou' relationship
I-It Relationship
- A relationship where people make themselves the center of their world
- Indigenous people are often treated by researchers as objects or "its"
- The result of an 'I-It' relationship is alienation
Alienation and Human Relationships
- Alienation occurs when human relationships are inauthentic and exploitative
- It leads to the objectification of the other person, reducing them to a means to an end
- Alienation affects human relationships by reducing them to mere transactions, lacking empathy and understanding
- The main consequence of alienation is the destruction of genuine human relationships
Explore the concept of intersubjectivity, which involves the shared meanings constructed through interactions between individuals. This quiz covers the philosophical interaction between the 'self' and the 'other' and the mutual recognition of each other as persons.
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