European Intellectual History since Nietzsche Class 17: Husserl’s Children, Searching for the Other
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Feb 7, 2024 Dive into the philosophical depths of intersubjectivity and its evolution from object-oriented views to relational dynamics. Discover the profound journey of a thinker who transitions through faith and war to embrace phenomenology while searching for truth. Explore existential thought through the master-slave dialectic, emphasizing recognition and ethical connections. Levinas's insights on self and other challenge us to rethink relationships, blending ethics with our understanding of existence in a world marked by complexity and alienation.
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Intersubjectivity and The Other
- The problem of intersubjectivity shifts focus from subject-object to subject-subject relationships.
- Hegel’s master-slave dialectic haunts philosophical attempts to understand the relationship with the other.
Husserl’s Transcendental Ego Limitations
- Husserl’s phenomenology centers on the transcendental ego viewing others as objects for consciousness.
- This view inadequately addresses how we experience other subjects differently than mere objects.
Heidegger’s Being-With and Authenticity
- Heidegger views existence as fundamentally being-with-others, prior to individual subjectivity.
- Being authentic means facing one’s solitary death, revealing ontological loneliness despite social existence.
