No. 2.

2 Title: INTERSUBJECTIVITY
I. Essay. Write your short explanation.
HOW DOES INTERSUBJECTIVITY DEFINE OUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PERSONS?

Special Note: Alienation is the attitude or the behavior that a person adopts to the negative
view. This refers to the state when a person ceases to view the other as a distinct and authentic
person. Rather, the person considers others as merely objects or means to satisfy personal
interests or desires.

It looks like the girl is asking for help from the man, who also willingly helped her. The man appears to
be giving directions to the girl, which shows that they have mutual understanding, agreement, and good
communication based on their interactions. The mutual understanding and shared agreement needed for
intersubjectivity to occur helped them; to communicate properly, interact better and understand what each
other is saying.
In this situation, we can infer that one guy is crying and feeling down while the other two, who are maybe
his friends, comforted him and stayed by his side. They let him feel and reminded him that they are there,
and he is not alone in what he is going through. They both understand that their friend needs a
companion; they are aware and conscious of their friend's feelings. Intersubjectivity in this helps them to
feel empathy for their friend's situation. They were able to understand their friend's feelings better.

The guy smoking looks like he wants to share his experience in smoking cigarettes by offering them to
the two men not minding if what he is doing will affect them. However, these two guys based on the
look on their faces share the same common agreement and consciousness that smoking cigarettes is not
good. The two men's consciousness of the consequences of smoking cigarettes may differ from the
consciousness of the guy smoking but even if they disagree, they are still open-minded and respects the
guy smoking, thinking that people are different.
The boy doesn’t have any idea what’s about to happen since he is only focusing on chasing the ball. The
taximan and the man chasing the boy share the common understanding and consciousness of the
possibility of the boy getting hit and be in danger, that is why they are trying their best to save the boy.
The man is running and is trying to stop the boy from crossing the road while the taxi man tries his very
best and attempts to stop his taxi immediately.

The man is inflicting pain on the dog by beating it, not minding if anyone will see him or not. The woman
and the child feels fear both for them and for the dog. As seen in their faces, they are worried about the
dog; moreover, the man’s actions are not good nor right that may affect their perception and impression
towards him. The woman and the child share a common consciousness of what the man was doing is
morally wrong.
II. Graphic organizer. Write in the boxes the names of four people with
whom you have genuine relationships. Write also how they have
contributed to your growth as a person.

Me

III. Reflect on your experiences and determine moments when your

actions and behavior embodied “seeming” behavior, dialogue, or
alienation.
Copy the table and fill in the columns with the appropriate responses.

“Seeming” Behavior Dialogue Alienation

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