Unit 1: Core theme — Being human
Topic 1.2: The self and the other Questions
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De Beauvoir's 'third way' on the self says:
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Why is solipsism so hard to disprove?
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Merleau-Ponty added that we read other people:
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Vasubandhu and Hume are paired because they both:
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True or false? The relational self means a self is MADE by its relationships, not merely influenced by them.
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Why does the self/non-self boundary matter for the self itself?
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Hegel's idea of recognition says that to fully become a self you need:
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De Beauvoir's reply to solipsism is that:
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Buber's I–It relation is when you:
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The 'relational self' is the view that:
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The Ubuntu saying 'I am because we are' means that:
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Ganeri names which three things as constituting a self?
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How does the relational self link back to the no-self idea (1.2.1)?
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The 'psychological' relation to others refers to how:
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The best reply to 'but I can rebel, so there's a sealed core self' is:
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How do freedom and relationships fit together, on this view?
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The clever move against solipsism is to show that:
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True or false? Intersubjectivity answers solipsism by DESCRIBING the shared world, not by proving other minds exist.
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The key difference between Sartre's Look and Hegel's recognition is:
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The main claim of 'relations with others' is that:
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