superfuntime11 t1_jdw38xl wrote
Reply to comment by xdeiz in Paradoxically, what makes you unique is your relation to other people. The more robustly we try to identify who we are, the more we become embedded in all others. by IAI_Admin
The paradox lies in this fact: Our individuality is defined in our minds by the intersections of our individuality with others. To define all the things that make you you a person, one needs to define all these things through a lens of the person. It's a catch 22 where you can't define yourself without considering yourself as part of another whole.
xdeiz t1_jdx7f09 wrote
How is it paradoxical though? You're just describing phenomenology of spirit.
Sydhavsfrugter t1_jdxbop1 wrote
There are different ways of categorizing paradoxes, some more lenient in definition than others.
Might be the reason why it is used in discussions such as this one?
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