Empathy, the Other and Engaged Acts

Autori

  • Petar Bojanić Igor Cvejić Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/9643

Abstract

In this paper we consider the correlation and interdependence between empathy and engaged acts, i.e., acts undertaken in interacting with the other or others, through which the first-person singular shifts to the first-person plural. We argue that engaged acts are a constitutive element of empathy. To support our thesis, we address some issues with the common notion of empathy, specifically, those related to the first-person and third-person accounts. Further, we discuss their alternatives in phenomenology and interaction theories. In particular, we address two important aspects of empathy: that of the second person perspective, and the issue of the Self/Other differentiation. In the final part of the paper, we portray the phenomenological structure of engaged acts.

Keywords: Empathy, Engaged Acts, Engagement, Second-Person Perspective, Self/Other Differentiation

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Pubblicato

2022-12-21

Come citare

Igor Cvejić, P. B. (2022). Empathy, the Other and Engaged Acts. Bollettino Filosofico, 37, 20–27. https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/9643