Subjectivity
“As subjects, we don’t want to be alone in our subjectivity.”
Definition
Subjectivity refers to the condition of being a subject — the first-person perspective from which experience unfolds. It is both a philosophical problem (how do we know what we know?) and an existential condition (we are alone in our consciousness yet seek connection).
Key Aspects
- Solitude: We are fundamentally alone in our subjective experience
- Relation: We seek to share subjectivity through relation with others
- Subject-Object: The relationship between subject and object is itself a third term worth examining
- Mediation: Experience is always mediated by our position as subjects
Dialectical Tension
The paradox of subjectivity: we try to escape our solitude by relating to others, but in the end we always find ourselves. This is not failure but the fundamental structure of consciousness.
Related Concepts
- Mediation — How subject and object relate
- On Subjectivity — Philosophical reflection
Related Threads
- Temporal Weaving — Subjective experience of time
“I tried to relate to others — but in the end I always found myself.”