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On this essay I discuss the Bruner’s idea that intersubjectivity is related to an human condition, which constitutively enables us to access, interpret and know the minds of others while, at the same time, allowing us to create common signs and to transact through the use of language.
To the memory of B.B. King (1925–2015).
“Pina Marsico: Here in place there is another… following your point, another element in place I think, which is the intersubjectivity?
Jerome Bruner: That is so fascinating.
Pina Marsico: Yeah, I’m still searching for an explanation of intersubjectivity.
Jerome Bruner: I think it is a condition, it’s a condition of our species. Intersubjectivity. It’s the fact that I feel I can get inside your head and I feel that you are getting inside mine and I love it, I mean.”
(Interview with Jerome Bruner, 26th January 2015 NYC, NY, USA).
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Inspired by the works of Bruner, Trevarthen (1979) conducted studies on children using two notions of intersubjectivity: primary intersubjectivity (the child in a face-to-face interaction with an adult) and secondary intersubjectivity (the child in a triadic interaction with another person and another object).
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Silva Filho, W.J. (2015). Intersubjectivity: Commentary on Intersubjectivity. In: Marsico, G. (eds) Jerome S. Bruner beyond 100. Cultural Psychology of Education, vol 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25536-1_4
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