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Participating Persons: Reciprocity and Asymmetry
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Where once the person was autonomous, now persons are relational. A fundamental shift in how personhood is seen is taking place as the contemporary world and contemporary society become more aware oi the implications of pluralism and diversity in "the global village." Westerners are no longer able to see themselves as individuals largely responsible for their own fates. Instead, we are increasingly aware that our lives are constantly interconnected with others, both near and far, and are much less of our own making than we have liked to believe.
A major characteristic of the modem period (beginning with the Enlightenment) is the claim that the human person is autonomous and …
