Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Figures VI
4. Acknowledgments VII
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: Preliminary Remarks on Person, the Self, and Mutual Recognition
7. Introduction 9
8. Chapter 1 Introductory Reflections on Mutual Recognition 13
9. Chapter 2 Approaching Personhood from Relationality 33
10. Chapter 3 Aspects and Problems of Empathy 72
11. Part II: Developing Relational Selfhood
12. Chapter 4 About Being Oneself as Another 101
13. Chapter 5 The Self as Person 119
14. Chapter 6 Empathic Understanding and Agency as Mutual Recognition 133
15. Chapter 7 An Outlook to Social Appreciation 154
16. Epilogue 166
17. References 169
18. Index 185