Alterity, recognition and the dialogical principle

Mendo Castro-Henriques

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Abstract

The author presents the dialogical principle I am constituted through Thou as a tool to understand the double edge concept of identity, as sketched by Zygmunt Bauman whom he considers an enlightened sceptic. He pays special attention to the concept of recognition or acknowledgment, as a meeting point of the universal and the unique, for the building of relational and dynamic identities in post-modern societies. Contemporary authors such as Kierkegaard and Rosenzweig, or Church Fathers such as Saint Augustine and St John Climacus, and other traditions, consider the I and Thou relationship as the fundamental standpoint for man’s existence; as such, we may follow their ideas as a reference for intercultural and interreligious dialogue in a globalized world.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-78
Number of pages16
Journal Analele ştiinţifice ale Universităţii "Al.I. Cuza" din Iaşi. Sociologie şi asistenţă socială
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Dec 2021

Keywords

  • Dialogical principle
  • Relationship
  • Recognition
  • Postmodernity

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