Lesson 6: Intersubjectivity PDF

PREPARED BY: MR. JIMUEL V. LAZARO, LPT  SUBJECT OBJECT The person It is what being experiencing an experienced. action and event.  SELF OTHER It which includes Defines our everyone...

PREPARED BY: MR. JIMUEL V. LAZARO, LPT  SUBJECT OBJECT The person It is what being experiencing an experienced. action and event.  SELF OTHER It which includes Defines our everyone and individuality. everything outside of the self.  It is made possible when the SELF becomes aware of the OTHER – which includes everyone and everything outside of the self.  1. The simple awareness of the existence of the other. This means that when we see other people walking down the street, we are aware that there are other beings unique from us, and that they exist outside of our own perception.  2. The awareness of self as being seen by others The way we act with other people is often influenced by our ideas of how these people see us.  A. SEEMING Actions where an individual presents himself or herself in a certain way when dealing with others. Persons take on “roles” or act out characters when dealing with certain people or when in certain situations. B. DIALOGUE A person’s words, expressions, and body language become the means by which he or she is able to express a part of himself or herself to another person.  It is the mutual recognition of each other as persons; a unique relationship between distinct subjects. It is the ability to understand and share the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of others. Intersubjectivity is essential for communication, cooperation, and social interaction.  1. Empathy It enables us to experience another person's emotions, such as happiness, anger, and sadness, in a manner of speaking, sympathy is "feeling with’” and empathy is "feeling in”.  2. Availability It is the willingness of a person to be present and be at the disposal of another.  3. Ethics for Care It is an ethical theory that emphasizes the moral dimension of relationships and interactions. This moral perspective encourages individuals to help other people, most especially the vulnerable.  Society must be founded on relationships and bonds established through mutual respect and recognition of human dignity. If we recognize that the other person is the same as ourselves, if we consider him or her as an individual with dignity, as a person no different from us, then we will be able to forge ties and build a community of harmony.