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Self vs non-self?
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The boundary between 'me' and 'not-me' — and the sharpest 'not-me' is another person, so others help draw the self.
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Sartre's 'the Look'?
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The moment another person's gaze makes you aware of yourself as a self — like being caught peeping at a keyhole.
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The keyhole example?
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Lost in watching, there's no 'you' in mind; the instant someone looks, you feel yourself become a person who can be judged.
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Hegel on recognition?
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You fully become a self only when another self recognises you — treats you as a someone, not a something.
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Self-consciousness?
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Being aware of yourself as a self, not just aware of the world around you.
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Sartre vs Hegel on the other?
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Both say the self needs the Other; Hegel's recognition can be mutual and lifting, Sartre's Look can pin you down as an object.
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Why does 'not-me' matter for the self?
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To have a sense of 'me' you need a 'not-me' to set it against — the boundary helps make the self.
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The shared claim of this micro?
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No other, no self — you come to know and become yourself in the eyes of other people.
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