Module 7: Intersubjectivity

Question 1

The topic of a particular discussion

Answer 1

Subject

Question 2

In the topic of intersubjectivity, it refers to a human being who is able to reflect (a self-aware being) on some part of their existence called interiority.

Answer 2

Subject

Question 3

A unique space of thoughts, feelings, and experiences accessible only to the individual

Answer 3

Interiority

Question 4

the interior space suggests a certain depth to my selfhood that is captured by the term ___

Answer 4

Loob

Question 4

a type of relationship that is defined as a subject-to-subject or person-to-person relationship.

Answer 4

Intersubjectivity

Question 4

When I say “I” I am referring to my experience ALONE. Even though other people may understand me, they will never be me.

Answer 4

Interiority

Question 5

encompasses not just conscious thoughts and emotions, but also institutions, desires, and a connection to the ancestral and spiritual realms

Answer 5

Interiority//loob

Question 6

the exchange or sharing of experiential content among a plurality of subjects.

Answer 6

Intersubjectivity

Question 7

feelings, perception, thoughts, and meanings

Answer 7

Examples of experiential content

Question 8

In his/her presence in the world, a human being is never alone. Our existence is always a “being-with”. Therefore, if we are “beings-in-the-world” it is always conditioned by our “being-with-others-in-the-world”.

Answer 8

Man/woman as Person-Always-Exists-with-Others-in-the-World

Question 9

it refers to a person’s common consciousness (shared awareness) or understanding between persons.

Answer 9

Intersubjectivity

Question 10

• humans never show themselves in isolation, but rather in communication with others.
• suggests that our identities and experiences are fundamentally shaped by our relationships with others.
• Humans are not isolated entities rather they are fundamentally relational beings.
• The uniqueness of a human being is always experienced in the context of others. We cannot compare ourselves to others if there is no OTHER.

Answer 10

Man/woman as Person-Always-Exists-with-Others-in-the-World

Question 11

• he contends that a human being is a “Person-in-Community”.
• he believes that each individual has dignity and inherent worth.
• each person is seen as a unique being with free will, self-awareness, and the capacity for love and relationship.

Answer 11

Pope John Paul II

Question 12

2 levels of participation

Answer 12

1. Subjective participation
2. Objective participation

Question 13

refers to the individual’s internal engagement and commitment to a community, based on shared values, beliefs, and goals.

Answer 13

subjective participation

Question 14

refers to the individual’s external contributions and actions within the community, such as fulfilling roles, responsibilities, and acts of service.

Answer 14

objective participation

Question 15

In support of Pope John Paul II, he argues that no human creature is self-contained. We have a responsibility to our neighbors just as much as we have a responsibility to ourselves.

Answer 15

St. Agustine

Question 15

decisions should be made at the lowest possible level where they can be effectively addressed.

Answer 15

subsidiarity

Question 15

industrialization and the growth of metropolitan populations, according to Buber, are to blame for dehumanizing the contemporary man/woman by turning them from subjects to objects.

Answer 15

Martin Buber’s I and Thou Relationship

Question 16

2 modes of existence

Answer 16

Experience mode (I-It mode)
Encounter mode (I-Thou mode)

Question 17

first mode of existence

Answer 17

experience mode (I-It mode)

Question 18

• The human being considers other things, people, etc. merely as an object to be used or utilized.
• This type of objectivity is related to the world in terms of the self, how the individual can benefit from others.
• When the advantage is obtained, the relationship terminates.
• A.K.A. our “throw-away” or “disposal” culture.

Answer 18

Experience mode (I-It mode)

Question 19

If you examine the connection closely, you will notice that it is oriented on the self rather than the other. As a result, it’s a monologue rather than a dialogue.

Answer 19

Experience Mode(I-It mode)

Question 20

Acc. to Buber, the first requirement of a _____ is to listen, to be open to the world, to observe, to be aware of everything, to be aware and sensitive of people, but he also emphasizes that we should not just be aware of people but also of our environment; forest, birds, trees, plants, animals.

Answer 20

Dialogue

Question 21

Three kinds of dialogue

Answer 21

1. Genuine dialogue
2. Technical dialogue
3. Monologue

Question 22

the participants have in mind the other, and turn to her to establish a manual living relationship between. Una mo napanumdom ang tawo nga ginstorya mo instead sa imo self

Answer 22

genuine dialogue

Question 23

prompted by the need of objective understanding. Trabaho lang, walang personalan

Answer 23

technical dialogue

Question 24

2 people speak to each himself such as in a debate, a conversation in which there is no need to learn or give something.

Answer 24

monologue

Question 25

According to Cruz, _______ is always a turning towards the other in his concrete reality; it is an openness, a movement of love.

Answer 25

dialogue

Question 26

second mode of existence

Answer 26

Encounter mode(I-Thou mode)

Question 27

refers to the realm of encounters, in which the I and the other join together to build an authentic and genuine connection and become active participants in it

Answer 27

encounter mode (I-Thou mode)

Question 28

the human person experiences his wholeness not in virtue of his/her relation to one’s self, but in virtue of his/her relation to another self. The human person establishes the world of mutual relation, of experience.

Answer 28

encounter mode (I-Thou mode)

Question 29

It signifies a person-to-person, subject-to-subject relation or acceptance, sincerity, concern, respect, dialogue, and care.

Answer 29

encounter mode (I-Thou mode)

Question 30

The human person is not just being-in-the-world but being-with-others, or being-in-relation.

Answer 30

encounter mode (I-Thou mode)

Question 31

He proposed an ethical principle on how human beings relate with one another, Buber proposed the I-Thou Philosophical Theory

Answer 31

Buber