You

Later philosophy (21st century)

The other subject, that which is not object (It). In Buber: the You in the I-You relation as a primary word. In our usage: the You as the performative precondition of all logic - whoever argues presupposes an interlocutor.

Origin

Martin Buber (*I and Thou*, 1923) makes the distinction I-You vs. I-It his central theme. Levinas emphasizes the irreducibility of the Other. In our usage: the You as the necessary complement of logic.

Cross-references

Intersubjectivity · Recognition · Selbstbewusstsein · Es

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