Phenomenological views on intersubjectivity: towards a reinterpretation of consciousness.
Integrative psychological & behavioral science June 1, 2008 DOI: 10.1007/s12124-007-9044-5 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that consciousness is the condition of being-in-the-world, not a property of a subject, and reinterprets embodiment, temporality, and intersubjectivity as steps of an embodied consciousness immersed in others and the world. |
Abstract
Intersubjectivity and consciousness are reinterpreted according to the dynamic and relational coordinates of lived experience. Consciousness is not just another property of the subject, but rather the condition itself of his/her own being-in-the-world. The different aspects of consciousness are the moments and movements which constitute its intentional structure. These structures lead us to reinterpret material embodiment, temporality, and intersubjectivity as the "complex" steps taken by consciousness, which in its movements does not turn inward, on itself like a transcendental, reasoning, and self-centred consciousness, but, on the contrary, as an embodied consciousness immersed in others and in the world.