SA1- INTERSUBJECTIVITY

A student is preparing for a speech competition and carefully crafts their gestures and vocabulary to appear authoritative and brilliant, solely to impress the judges and win. This behavior is primarily an example of which concept?

• Dialogue

• Seeming

• Availability

• I-Thou Relationship

A disaster relief volunteer arrives at a shelter and immediately focuses on connecting with a survivor by listening without judgment, acknowledging the survivor's unique experience of loss, and treating them as an equal, distinct person. According to Martin Buber, what type of relationship is the volunteer striving for?

• I-Thou Relationship

• I-it Relationship

A politician only interacts with a small-town official to secure a specific, favorable contract for their own company. The politician views the official purely as a useful tool to satisfy personal interests. This best illustrates:

• The Ethics of Care

• Dialogue

• I-Thou Relationship

• Alienation

A manager implements a new policy that requires them to respond to every employee's personal concerns with the understanding that they have a moral obligation to respond to the needs of the other, even if it is inconvenient. This philosophy is most aligned with:

• Ethics of Care

• availability

• empathy

• seeming

A friend is grieving and, instead of offering solutions, you simply sit quietly, fully present, and willing to be at their disposal for whatever they may need. This action aligns with which level of intersubjectivity

• Ethics of Care

• availability

• empathy

Two philosophers engage in a profound, mutual conversation, acknowledging each other's presence, recognizing their unique differences, and treating one another as equals while communicating through both speech and body language. This exchange exemplifies:

• alienation

• dialogue

• monologue

• seeming

A marketing executive is dating someone primarily for their status and appearance, focusing on these attributes as possessions rather than the person's interior life or feelings. This relationship is a clear example of:

• I-It Relationship

• I-Thou Relationship

You witness a person with a severe physical disability performing a challenging task with quiet dignity. Your response is to treat them with the same respect you would want for yourself, recognizing their humanity. This action is most aligned with which aspect of intersubjectivity?

• Acceptance

• Rationalism

• Phenomenology

• Availability

An individual begins to become conscious not only of their own self-image but also of how others perceive them. This internal realization is a step towards understanding intersubjectivity, as posited by:

• Gabriel Marcel

• Martin Buber

• Edmund Husserl

• John Locke

Which philosopher is associated with the two fundamental ways we relate with others: the I-It and I-Thou relationships?

• Gabriel Marcel

• Martin Buber

• Edmund Husserl

• John Locke