INTRODUCTION TO THE

PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN

PERSON
ANALOU B. INFORNON
Teacher- III
 LESSON 6

INTERSUBJECTIVITY
 Come on, let's eat.
 How are you doing today?
 Thank you for helping me.
 I appreciate everything you
have done for me.
 Come on, let's eat.
 How are you doing today?
 Thank you for helping me.
 I appreciate everything you
have done for me.
Interpersonal Relations

are made possible

when the self
becomes aware the
others.
self - other
self - other
INTERSUBJECTIVITY
INTERSUBJECTIVITY

Which is mutual
recognition of
each other as
persons.
INTERSUBJECTIVITY

a unique
relationship
between distinct
subjects.
 INTERSUBJECTIVITY
it refers to the characteristic
of the human person to
engage in a very intimate and
personal relationship with
who are different from him or
her but who are also like
him/her
 level of Self-Other Relationship

1. Simple awareness of the existence of the

other.
 level of Self-Other Relationship

1. Simple awareness of the existence of the

other.
2. Simple awareness of the self as being seen
by the other.
 level of Self-Other Relationship

1. Simple awareness of the existence of the

other.
2. Simple awareness of the self as being seen
by the other.
3. Awareness of the self in the other.
 SEEMING
Where an individual
presents himself/herself in
a certain way when
dealing with others.
 Dialogue
is an interaction between
persons that happens
through speech on the use
of words, expressions and
body language.
 I-thou relationships
wherein you experience
an authentic
relationship with other
people with dialogue.
 three (3) aspects of
intersubjectivity
1. Empathy
2. Availability
3. Ethics of care
 three (3) aspects of
intersubjectivity
1. Empathy - the
ability to share
emotions or putting
yourself into the
other's shoes.
 three (3) aspects of
intersubjectivity
1. Empathy - the
ability to share
emotions or putting
yourself into the
other's shoes.
 three (3) aspects of
intersubjectivity
2. Availability - the
willingness of a
person to be present
and be at the disposal
of another.
 three (3) aspects of
intersubjectivity
3. Ethics of care -
people have a moral
obligation to respond to the
needs of other people and one
cannot turn a blind eye on the
problem of others.
 Alienation
arises when a person cease to
view the other as a distinct and
authentic person and considers a
person as a mere objects or a
means to satisfy personal
interest.
 I-It relationship
means you treat the person as
an object. You need to them if
you need something. You
want to approach them
because you need something
from them just to satisfy your
needs .
 Helen Keller
Helen keller was an
American author,
political activist, and
the first deaf-blind
person to earn a
bachelor's degree. She
lost her hearing
and sight when she was
an infant due to an
illness.
Nicholas James “ Nick” Vujicic
is an Australian
evangelist and
motivational speaker
who born with phoco
melia, a condition in
which a person is
born with no arms or
legs.
 Roselle Ambubuyog
is the first visually-impaired
Filipino to graduate summa
cum laude from Ateneo
Manila in 2001. Roselle lost
her eyesight at the age of six
due to an illness. Despite her
handicap, she was a consistent
academic honoree in her school
graduating valedictorian in both
elementary and high school.