The Other’s existence is disclosed, not abstractly proven

Evidence

At the origin of the problem of the existence of others, there is a fundamental presupposition: others are the Other, that is the self which is not myself. Therefore we grasp here a negation as the constitutive structure of the being-of-others. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 675 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Neither my own existence nor the Other’s can be proved, only factually necessitated.; The Other’s existence is a contingent but unprovable necessity.; The Other cannot be known as an object because objects are only ever probable — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 711 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• The Other’s presence resists phenomenological reduction and doubt #expands (0.85)
• A single concrete example can prove existence but not more #exemplifies (0.78)
• The Other is constituted by negation as the self which is not myself #complicates (0.75) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 675