Relationships Quotes

"The narrative of my life must be integrated with the narratives of others."

"Reciprocity is central to the idea of fair cooperation among equals."

"Citizens must be able to justify their political positions to fellow citizens in public reason."

"A fair system of cooperation respects the rational autonomy of all participants."

"Individuals cannot be used as tools for others' purposes without their consent."

"Voluntary association, not coercion, should structure social cooperation."

"Justice in transfer requires that both parties freely consent to the exchange."

"Voluntary cooperation achieves coordination without sacrificing individual freedom."

"The self is always already distributed among others."

"Genuine dialogue requires authentic presence."

"One human being can be of enormous encouragement to another."

"Meaning is constituted through use in a shared language."

"Meaning supervenes on use and intersubjective practice."

"Relationships are where we learn to be human."

"Intersubjectivity bridges individual consciousnesses."

"Shared meanings constitute the social world."

"Empathy allows access to other consciousnesses."

"Intersubjective meanings are socially constituted."

"Authentic community is founded on shared historical destiny."

"To exist is to be in relation."

"We live in a social world where cooperation is necessary."

"The only way to avoid being misunderstood is not to communicate."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel a responsibility for the conduct of others."

"Intersubjectivity is not a problem to be solved but the foundation of our social existence."

"We understand others through a kind of imaginative variation on our own experience."

"Our understanding of others rests on a kind of empathetic imagination."

"The other person is not a mere object but a subject like ourselves."

"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it."

"Authentic being-with-others requires us to let the other be who they are."

"We understand ourselves not as isolated subjects but as always already belonging."