Phenomenological Reviews

Journal | Volume | Article

122938

Self and other

From pure ego to co-constituted we

Dan Zahavi(Center for Subjectivity Research, Københavns Universitet)

pp. 143-160

Abstract

In recent years, the social dimensions of selfhood have been discussed widely. Can you be a self on your own or only together with others? Is selfhood a built-in feature of experience or rather socially constructed? Does a strong emphasis on the first-personal character of consciousness prohibit a satisfactory account of intersubjectivity or is the former rather a necessary requirement for the latter? These questions are explored in the following contribution.

Publication details

Published in:

Taipale Joona, Zahavi Dan (2015) Nordic perspectives on phenomenology. Continental Philosophy Review 48 (2).

Pages: 143-160

DOI: 10.1007/s11007-015-9328-2

Full citation:

Zahavi Dan (2015) „Self and other: From pure ego to co-constituted we“. Continental Philosophy Review 48 (2), 143–160.