San Jose National High School

San Jose Malilipot Albay

S.Y: 2019-2020

Written Report in
Philosophy
Submitted by:
Group 6
Airah Michelle Bell
Angelyn Biago
Alesson Betchayda
Francis James Cabiles

Submitted to:
Mr. Russel Dagting
LESSON 6 : Intersubjectivity
Intersubjectivity, in philosophy, psychology, sociology, and anthropology, is the psychological
relation between people. It is usually used in contrast to solipsistic individual experience,
emphasizing our inherently social being.
The term has also been used to refer to shared (or partially shared) divergences of meaning.
Self-presentation, lying, practical jokes, and social emotions, for example, all entail not a shared
definition of the situation but partially shared divergences of meaning. Someone who is telling a
lie is engaged in an intersubjective act because they are working with two different definitions of
the situation. Lying is thus genuinely intersubjective (in the sense of operating between two
subjective definitions of reality).
Humans have the natural and universal tendency to relate, to establish attachments, and seek
close relationships with other people. Out human nature drives us to reach out to other people
and interact with them in meaningful ways.

Our ability to engage in meaningful interactions with other people, and surroundings, and
everything around us is rooted in our capacity for self-awareness and transcendence. Before we
begin to relate with others, we must first be aware of ourselves as rational individuals capable of
determined and reasonable action. Interpersonal relations are made possible when the self
becomes aware of the other, which includes everyone and everything outside of the self.

We are able to relate meaningfully with other human beings because we consider ourselves as
essentially the same. This notion of recognizing the self and other is how philosophers define
interpersonal relations. The interaction between the self and the other is related to the
philosophical concept of intersubjectivity, which is the mutual recognition of each other as
persons. It cannot be denied that we interact with other beings in the world, but some of these
beings that we interact with are persons and must be recognized as such. Intersubjectivity also
carries the meaning of “a unique relationship between distinct subjects.” It refers to the
characteristics of the human person to engage in a very intimate and personal relationship with
others who are different from him or her but who are also like him or her.
A deeper level of interaction between self and the other, on the other hand, is the awareness of
the self as being seen by others.
This self-consciousness is considered by philosophers as a defining characteristic of the self-
other relationship.
The unique phenomenon of the human gaze is considered a defining characteristic which sets
apart human interaction from the interaction of other species. Also, the awareness of the “self in
the other” is an important element in all other aspects of interpersonal interactions. The way we
act with other people is often influenced by our ideas of how these people see us. Therefore, we
have the idea that our parents think of us as quiet and obedient, we often act that way with
them.
These actions are referred to as “seeming” – where an individual presents himself or herself in
a certain way when dealing with others. Persons take on “roles” or act out characters when
dealing with certain people or when in certain situations.
What characterizes a genuine human interaction?
Most human interactions, however, are not based on deception. Since our human nature drives
us to uphold dignity and goodness, our interactions with others are also geared toward what is
good and beneficial. These lead humans to strive to achieve deeper and more substantial
interactions and relations with other people. This deeper and more genuine interaction is called
a dialogue, and this is made possible when the self realizes that the other is a genuine and
unique individual. When two individuals begin to view each other as an other – that is, truly
acknowledging each other’s presence – then that is the beginning of an authentic relationship
and a dialogue.
A dialogue is an interaction between persons that happens through speech or the use of words,
expression, and body language. The person is a being who is open to others, and is capable of
receiving other in a dialogue. It must be noted that a dialogue is not confined to words. Actions,
gestures and other expressions may be used to convey a person’s inner life. Whenever a
person speaks, he or she expresses a personal interiority and communicates this part of himself
or herself to another person.
A person’s words, expressions, and body language become the means by which he or she is
able to express a part of himself or herself to another person. Apart from expressing and
conveying oneself, the person is also capable of receiving the words, thoughts emotions, and
ideas of another person. The dialogue, therefore, becomes a means by which persons are able
to share in each other’s lives.
The notion of a dialogue becomes clearer when we reflect on the nature of our conversations
with other people. We often conduct our normal conversations in this manner. But when we are
with friends and family, we are comfortable discussing more personal issues like life goals,
emotional problems, or moral dilemmas.
Philosophers agree that it is important for humans to pursue and achieve genuine relationship to
attain development. Human persons naturally seek and are able to achieve and maintain
genuine, meaningful genuine, meaningful relations with each other. The human person is
considered as a “being with others,” which means that his or her identity and destiny are shaped
by relating with others.
 Empathy – or the ability to share emotions, is an important aspect of intersubjectivity.
This emotion is driven by a person’s awareness that the other is a person with thoughts
and feelings. Human persons are actively aware of the emotional states of their people,
and they use this information to determine their own actions and behavior. Empathy
enables us to experience another person’s emotions, such as happiness, anger and
sadness. In a manner of speaking, sympathy is “feeling with” and empathy is “feeling in.”
empathy enables you not only to share you friend’s grief and other him or her comfort
during a difficult experience, but also to feel the grief of that person even if it wasn’t your
own relative’s death. Persons can also share more positive emotions even if it wasn’t
your own relative’s death. Persons can also share more positive emotions such as joy
and pride. Empathy also enables us to place ourselves in their shoes.
 Availability – is another characteristic of meaningful and genuine human relationships,
or the willingness of a person to be present and be at the disposal of another. You may
have encountered a situation where you needed help.
 Ethics of Care – is an ethical theory that emphasizes the moral dimension of
relationships and interactions. This moral perspective encourages, individuals to help
other people, most especially the vulnerable. Proponents of the ethics of care believe
that people have a moral obligation to respond to the needs of other people; and on
cannot turn a blind eye on the problems of others. People relate to each other in different
ways and this gives rise to varying degrees of dependence among people.
Not all human interactions, however, are positive. There are those who view other people
negatively and consider human actions as being influenced by selfish interests. This pessimistic
view consider human relationships frustrating and often inauthentic person and or deceptive.
 Alienation – a person that adopts this negative view in life. This arises when a person
ceases to view the other as a distinct and authentic person and merely considers the
other person as a mere object or a means to satisfy personal interests.
Important values related to intersubjectivity include acceptance of differences and embracing
diversity. We understand that each person is unique; therefore, differences will exist among
groups of people. When we look at physical traits and even behavior, we can see the no two
persons look and think the same. When we consider views, beliefs, and ideas the differences
become much more pronounced. We have to accept that people will have different views and
beliefs. What unites us all is our shared humanity and dignity.
For instance, those who are physically and mentally challenged often experienced hardships
because of their condition. We have to realize, however, that these individuals, despite their
limitations, can have the same skills as those who are fully able in mind and body. They also
have hopes and aspirations like us, and many of them have successfully transcended their
disabilities to become productive and happy individuals. Examples of people with disabilities
who have successfully risen above their physical limitations to live productive lives include
Helen Keller, Nick Vujicic, and Roselle Ambubuyog.
 Helen Keller – (1880-1968) was an American author, political activist, and the first deaf-
blind person to earn a bachelor’s degree. She lost her hearing and sight when she was
an infant due to an illness. Growing up, she developed a system of signs to
communicate with her family. Despite being blind and deaf, Helen learned to “hear”
people’s speech by feeling their lips with her hands. She became proficient at using
Braille and reading sign language. She eventually learned how to speak, and became a
well-known public speaker. At age 22, she published an autobiography, The Story of My
Life, which described her life and struggles growing up. The book became the basis of a
popular play titled The Miracle Worker.
 Nicholas James “Nick” Vujicic – (born 1982) is an Australian evangelist and
motivational speaker who were born with phocomelia, a condition in which a person is
born with no arms or legs. Nick’s condition meant that his early years were full of
challenges. Nick was born with two small and deformed feet, and an operation enabled
him to use his toes to grab and manipulate objects. Because of his condition he was
bullied as he grew up, but it did no stop him from pursuing his dreams. At 21, he
graduated with a degree in Commerce and went on to pursue a career as motivational
speaker and evangelist. In 2005, he founded Life Without Limbs, a non-profit
organization and ministry. He currently lives in California with his wife and two sons.
 Roselle Ambubuyog – (born 1980) is the first visually-impaired Filipino to graduate
summa cum laude from Ateneo de Manila University in 2001. Roselle lost her eyesight
at the age of six due to illness. Despite her handicap, she was a consistent academic
honoree in her school, graduating valedictorian in both elementary and high school. Her
excellent performance in school, graduating valedictorian in both elementary and high
school. Her excellent performance in school enabled her to participate in regular classes
with sighted students. Roselle is also a motivational speaker and has given several talks
and seminars to students, teachers, and professionals.

Various advocacies supporting persons with disabilities have resulted in the institution of
events and commemorations such as the Paralympics, an international sports
competition modeled after the Olympics that features athletes with disabilities. The
United Notions has also instituted days of awareness, such as World Down Syndrome
Day (March 21), World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), and International Day of
Persons with Disabilities (December 3). Countries around the world are encouraged to
celebrate these days with activities that highlight individuals with disabilities.
These events bring together “able” and “disabled” people in the spirit of friendship and
cooperation.

Another group of people who experience hardship and discrimination are the
underprivileged. They have less in terms of material possessions. Despite the
differences in lifestyle, social class, and experience, our shared humanity allows us to
engage with each other respectfully and render assistance to each other. The act of
assistance or giving, however, must be done in the spirit of mutual respect. One must
extend help wholeheartedly, without reservation or a patronizing attitude.

Apart from people with disabilities and the underprivileged, there are also other who are
left out or isolated from groups or society because they have been deemed different.

Reflecting on our interactions can better inform us of the motivations that drive us to
reach out and interact with others. Knowledge of our capacity for intersubjectivity and
make better choices and decisions as we continue to relate with others and uphold
positive relationships in our lives.
 INTRODUCTION
(WINDOWS 7)
Windows 7 is a personal computer operating system that was produced by Microsoft as part of
the Windows NTfamily of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009 and
became generally available on October 22, 2009,[9] less than three years after the release of its
predecessor, Windows Vista. Windows 7'sserver counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was
released at the same time. Microsoft will end its extended support of Windows 7 on January 14,
2020.
Windows 7 was primarily intended to be an incremental upgrade to Microsoft Windows, intended to
address Windows Vista's poor critical reception while maintaining hardware and software
compatibility. Windows 7 continued improvements on Windows Aero (the user interface introduced
in Windows Vista) with the addition of a redesigned taskbar that allows applications to be "pinned" to
it, and new window management features. Other new features were added to the operating system,
including libraries, the new file sharing system HomeGroup, and support for multitouch input. A new
"Action Center" interface was also added to provide an overview of system security and
maintenance information, and tweaks were made to the User Account Control system to make it less
intrusive. Windows 7 also shipped with updated versions of several stock applications,
includingInternet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center.
In contrast to Windows Vista, Windows 7 was generally praised by critics, who considered the
operating system to be a major improvement over its predecessor due to its increased performance,
its more intuitive interface (with particular praise devoted to the new taskbar), fewer User Account
Control popups, and other improvements made across the platform. Windows 7 was a major
success for Microsoft; even prior to its official release, pre-order sales for 7 on the online
retailer Amazon.com had surpassed previous records. In just six months, over 100 million copies
had been sold worldwide, increasing to over 630 million licenses by July 2012. As of October 2019,
29.39% of traditional PCs running Windows are running Windows 7 (and thus 23% of all traditional
PCs),[10]which still has over 60% market share in some countries and it is the most used version in
many countries, mostly some in Africa. Windows 10 is by now most popular on all continents, after
overtaking Windows 7 in Africa.
Originally, a version of Windows codenamed "Blackcomb" was planned as the successor
to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in 2000. Major features were planned for Blackcomb,
including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system
named WinFS to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed
"Longhorn," was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb.[13] By the middle of
2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After
three major malware outbreaks—the Blaster, Nachi, and Sobig worms—exploited flaws in Windows
operating systems within a short time period in August 2003,[14] Microsoft changed its development
priorities, putting some of Longhorn's major development work on hold while developing new service
packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Development of Longhorn (Windows Vista) was
also restarted, and thus delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from
Longhorn.[15] Blackcomb was renamed Vienna in early 2006.[16]
When released, Windows Vista was criticized for its long development time, performance issues,
spotty compatibility with existing hardware and software on launch, changes affecting the
compatibility of certain PC games, and unclear assurances by Microsoft that certain computers
shipping with XP prior to launch would be "Vista Capable" (which led to a class action lawsuit),
among other critiques. As such, adoption of Vista in comparison to XP remained somewhat
low.[17][18][19] In July 2007, six months following the public release of Vista, it was reported that the next
version of Windows would then be codenamed Windows 7, with plans for a final release within three
years.[20][21] Bill Gates, in an interview with Newsweek, suggested that Windows 7 would be more
"user-centric".[22] Gates later said that Windows 7 would also focus on performance
improvements.[23] Steven Sinofsky later expanded on this point, explaining in the Engineering
Windows 7 blog that the company was using a variety of new tracing tools to measure the
performance of many areas of the operating system on an ongoing basis, to help locate inefficient
code paths and to help prevent performance regressions.[24] Senior Vice President Bill Veghte stated
that Windows Vista users migrating to Windows 7 would not find the kind of device compatibility
issues they encountered migrating from Windows XP.[25] An estimated 1,000 developers worked on
Windows 7. These were broadly divided into "core operating system" and "Windows client
experience", in turn organized into 25 teams of around 40 developers on average.
In October 2008, it was announced that Windows 7 would also be the official name of the operating
system.[27][28] There has been some confusion over naming the product Windows 7, [29] while versioning it as 6.1 to
indicate its similar build to Vista and increase compatibility with applications that only check major version numbers,
similar to Windows 2000 and Windows XP both having 5.x version numbers.[30] The first external release to select
Microsoft partners came in January 2008 with Milestone 1, build 6519. [31] Speaking about Windows 7 on October 16,
2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7, indicating that
Windows 7 would be a refined version of Windows Vista.

At PDC 2008, Microsoft demonstrated Windows 7 with its reworked taskbar.[33] On December 27, 2008, the Windows
7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet viaBitTorrent.[34] According to a performance test by ZDNet,[35] Windows 7 Beta
beat both Windows XP and Vista in several key areas, including boot and shutdown time and working with files, such
as loading documents. Other areas did not beat XP, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and
video editing, which remain identical to Vista and slower than XP. [36] On January 7, 2009, the x64 version of the
Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) was leaked onto the web, with some torrents being infected with
a trojan.[37][38] At CES 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the Windows 7 Beta, build 7000, had been
made available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in the format of an ISO image.[39] The stock
wallpaper of the beta version contained a digital image of the Betta fish.[40]

The release candidate, build 7100, became available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and Connect Program
participants on April 30, 2009. On May 5, 2009, it became available to the general public, although it had also been
leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent.[41] The release candidate was available in five languages and expired on June
1, 2010, with shutdowns every two hours starting March 1, 2010.[42] Microsoft stated that Windows 7 would be
released to the general public on October 22, 2009. Microsoft released Windows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers
on August 6, 2009, at 10:00 am PDT.[43] Microsoft announced that Windows 7, along with Windows Server 2008 R2,
was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. Windows 7 RTM is build 7600.16385.090713-1255, which was
compiled on July 13, 2009, and was declared the final RTM build after passing all Microsoft's tests internally.