It is the condition of man, a subject, among other men, who are also subjects. It refers to the shared awareness and understanding among persons. It is made possible by the awareness of the self and the other.

18. OBSTACLESTO
DIALOGUE
CONTRASTEDWITH
Seeming Being
Speechifying Personal making
present
Imposition Unfolding

33. TENDENCIESTHAT MAKE DIALOGUE
AND PERSONAL MAKING PRESENT DIFFICULT
Analytical thinking when we break person into parts
Reductive thinking when we reduce the richness of a person
to a schema, a structure, and/or a
concept
Derivational thinking when we derive the person from a mixed
formula

46. WAYS BY WHICH PEOPLE ADDRESS LONELINESS
Escapism Use of drugs, rituals, sex, and alcohol to
find one’s self
Conformity with groups Joining group, organization, club or
fraternity
Creative and productive
work or activity
Planning, producing and seeing the result
of a hobby, pastime or passion

52. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LOVE
Love is historical because the other is a concrete
particular person with his/her own being
history
Love is total because persons are indivisible.
Love is eternal because love is not given only for a
limited period of time.
Love is sacred because in love, persons are valuable in
themselves.