Abstract: The article presents the stages of the process of becoming a person according to Edmund Husserl. Husserl described in detail the dynamics of becoming a person responsible for oneself and others, i.e. a moral subject. Becoming a person is a special kind of commitment that requires perseverance and fidelity to chosen courses of action and values. A constitutive factor in this process is self-reflection, which, by indicating directions of action, goals and values, enables the full realisation of one's potential. The concept of the creator of phenomenology combines the most important features of the classical concept of the person into a coherent whole. At the end of the article, the author considers whether we are moving away from the classical concept of the person today, since the need for self-reflection and the obligation of self-improvement are not as attractive as they once were.
Excerpt from the article: "As can be seen, reflection on orientations and actions and the will to become an ethical person remain a constitutive feature of the person. The question of identity is not determined by a simple set of facts, but by strongly value-laden choices, i.e. the realisation of ethical, religious and political ideals. It seems that by not asking ourselves the questions: “What do I want to be?”, “Who am I?”, without indicating the choices, commitments and identifications to which we will be faithful in our conduct, we lose awareness of the difference between things, others and ourselves, which is at the basis of our talk about persons" (pp. 51-52).
Table of contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Personal identity. 3. Reflection as a condition for becoming an ethical person. 4. Community and communitisation. 5. Summary.
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