for the other, n.All

The For-the-other (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠older than consciousness: the I obeys before it has heard, as if the plot of otherness were woven before any knowing.

The For-the-other (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the most profound adventure of subjectivity, its ultimate intimacy — which can only exist discreetly; made into a sermon, it is perverted.

The For-the-other (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠neither a guilt complex (which presupposes initial freedom), nor natural benevolence, nor love, nor a taste for sacrifice.