The Other And Otherness Analysis
The concept of “Other” was introduced into social sciences in by. The terms the Other and Otherness refer to something divergent from norm, identity, and self. The opposite to the Other is the Same. One of the first who introduced the idea of Other as the element of self-consciousness was Hegel ( and the Lithuanian-French philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas were instrumental in coining contemporary usage of "the Other," as radically other. Lacan associated the Other with the symbolic order and language. Levinas connected it with the scriptural and traditional God, in The Infinite Other.
Ethically, for Levinas, the "Other" is superior or prior to the self; the mere presence of the Other makes demands before one can respond by helping them or ignoring them.[citation needed]
Hegel was among the first to introduce the idea of the other as constituent in self-consciousness
There are various theories aiming to explain the relations of …show more content…
The first definition of the term appeared in 1954, when Allport defined prejudice as “an avertive or hostile attitude toward a person who belongs to a group, simply because he belongs to that, and is therefore presumed to have the objectionable qualities ascribed to the group” (p. 8). Ethnic prejudice, according to Allport, is “an antipathy based on faulty and inflexible generalization. It may be felt or expressed. It may be directed toward a group as a whole or toward an individual because he is a member of that group” (1954, p. 10). Prejudice may not only be negative, but also in favor of others; but ethnic prejudices are mostly referred to the he negative meaning. However, not all overgeneralizations become a prejudice. If someone is able to review and change his erroneous judgments in light of new facts, he is not prejudiced. “Prejudgments become prejudgments only if they are not reversible when exposed to new knowledge” (Alport, 1954, p.
Ethically, for Levinas, the "Other" is superior or prior to the self; the mere presence of the Other makes demands before one can respond by helping them or ignoring them.[citation needed]
Hegel was among the first to introduce the idea of the other as constituent in self-consciousness
There are various theories aiming to explain the relations of …show more content…
The first definition of the term appeared in 1954, when Allport defined prejudice as “an avertive or hostile attitude toward a person who belongs to a group, simply because he belongs to that, and is therefore presumed to have the objectionable qualities ascribed to the group” (p. 8). Ethnic prejudice, according to Allport, is “an antipathy based on faulty and inflexible generalization. It may be felt or expressed. It may be directed toward a group as a whole or toward an individual because he is a member of that group” (1954, p. 10). Prejudice may not only be negative, but also in favor of others; but ethnic prejudices are mostly referred to the he negative meaning. However, not all overgeneralizations become a prejudice. If someone is able to review and change his erroneous judgments in light of new facts, he is not prejudiced. “Prejudgments become prejudgments only if they are not reversible when exposed to new knowledge” (Alport, 1954, p.