You

Later philosophy (21st century)

The other subject that is not object (It). In Buber: the You in the I-You relation as a basic word. For us: the You as a performative presupposition of every logic --- whoever argues presupposes a conversation partner.

Origin

Martin Buber (*I and Thou*, 1923) makes the distinction I-You vs. I-It a basic theme. Levinas emphasizes the underivability of the other. For us: the You as the necessary complement of logic.

Cross-references

Intersubjectivity · Recognition · Self-Consciousness · Es