LEARNING CONTENT

At the end of this topic, the learner will be able to:

• Realize that intersubjectivity requires accepting differences and not
imposing on others
• Appreciate the talents of persons with disabilities and those from
the underprivileged
• Explain that authentic dialogue means accepting others even if they
are different from themselves
• Perform activities that demonstrate the talents of persons with
disabilities and those from the underprivileged sectors of society
INTERSUBJECTIVITY
What doe the picture depict?
 Dialogue

A much deeper level of interaction; refers to genuine relationships

established among individuals
Genuine Dialogue

occurs when persons are willing

to share themselves with one
another period, the awareness
of each other’s presence as a
true person defined by the
acceptance of each other's
uniqueness and differences
 Seeming vs. Being

Seeming refers to the way the

Being proceeds not from an
individuals present themselves
image but from what really is.
when interacting with other
It is the acceptance of the other
individuals, it is commonly
in the way that it is also an
governed by the image one
acceptance of the self as it is.
desires to impress others
 Speechifying vs. Personal Making Present

Speechifying is hearing Personal making Present is a

without listening to what one process of fully opening oneself
says. to the other
 Imposition vs. Unfolding

Imposition is telling how the

Unfolding is seeing individual
others how he/she should act
as a unique singular individual
and respond to things
 SITUATION 1

Chester approach his classmates from the way he

really is, being the jolly and bubbly all the time.

Seeming OR
vs. Being
 SITUATION 2

Shaina pretends to be rich in front of her friends

because she’s afraid that they might judge her.

Seeming OR
vs. Being
 SITUATION 3

I used to hang out with my friends while using

my phone.

Speechifying vs. OR
Personal Making Present
 SITUATION 4

Dexter show up at someone else's home

unannounced and demand that he or she should
make you breakfast and clean your clothing.

Imposition OR
vs. Unfolding
 Phenomenologists

Argue that shared experience between

persons can shape perception of reality.
 Philosophers and their Point of View
about Intersubjectivity

John Paul Sartre considers

human relationships as
frustrating and are inauthentic
and ambiguous.

French Philosopher
 Philosophers and their Point of View
about Intersubjectivity

Karl Marx - believed

that alienation gives
rise to exploitation

German Philosopher
 Philosophers and their Point of View
about Intersubjectivity

Edith Stein defines self-other

relationship as being driven by empathy

German Philosopher
Philosophers and their Point of View
about Intersubjectivity

Edmund Husserl believes that

intersubjectivity is more than
shared understanding but is the
capability to put oneself “in the
place where the other is.”
 Philosophers and their Point of View
about Intersubjectivity

Gabriel Marcel defines genuine

relationships based on
availability or the willingness of a
person to be present for another.

French Philosopher
 Philosophers and their Point of View
about Intersubjectivity

Considers human existence as a

continual dialogue with the
other, and that the self becomes
whole through interaction with
nature, with other people, and
with God.
Australian-Israell
Philosopher
 The ethics of care, meanwhile,
emphasizes the moral dimension of
relationships and interactions;
encourages individuals to see the needs
of other people, most especially the
vulnerable.
Have you ever engage in a genuine and
meaningful interaction with others?
Share your experience in our class.
 QUIZ:
Multiple Choice (10 items)
 REFERENCE (Books)

• Abella, R. (2016). Introduction to the Philosophy of the

Human Person. Quezon City. C&E Publishing Inc.
• Ramos, Christine Carmela(2016) Introduction to the
Philosophy of Human Person,Sampaloc Manila, Rex
Bookstore
THANK YOU!