Acknowledgments
A Note on Citations
Introduction
1. Phenomenology
Introduction
Husserl and Intentionality
Merleau-Ponty and Embodiment
Russon and Polytemporality
Conclusion
2. The Phenomenological Approach to the Experience of Others
Introduction
Husserl and the "Pairing" Relation
Merleau-Ponty on the Perception of Others
Russon and the Others within Our Own Bodies
Conclusion
3. The Institution of Interpersonal Life
Introduction
Perceiving through Others: Neonate Imitation, Joint Attention, and Mutual Gaze
Infant-Caregiver Play Periods as "Pairings"
Caregiver "Availability" and the Impact of Pairing Relations on Infant Perception
Pairing and Trust
Russon on Pairing as the Institution of Personality
Conclusion
4. Recognition and Sexuality
Introduction
Childhood Intimacy and Adult Intimacy
Sexuality as a Bodily Intentionality
Hegel on Recognizing Subjects as Subjects
Sexuality as Embodied Recognition
Sexuality and Interpersonal Vulnerability
Sexuality and Freedom
Conclusion
Conclusion: The Concrete Ethics of Lived Experience
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Susan Bredlau is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.