Intersubjectivity Without Agreement

In this paper, there is an attempt to construct the notion of interstijectivity as a process of a coorakztion of participants ’ contributions in joint activity. This notion incorporates the dynamics of bothagreement anddisagreement. Iargue thata traditionaldejbitionof intersubjectivityasastate of overlap of individual unakstandings overemphasizes agreement and&-emphasizes disagreement among the participants in joint activity. It disregards disagreement at two levels: I) byfocusing only on integrative, consensus seeking, activities, in which disagreement among participants of joint activity often is viewed as only the initial point of the joint activity that has to be resolved by the final agreement (macro-level), and2) by considering disagreements as only nuisances or obstacles while focusing on integrative activities (micro-level). To illustrate how disagreement can constitute intersubjectivity at macro- andmicro-levels, examples of children’sdevelopment of a classroom play are examined. Diversity andjlui&y of intersubjectivity will be &cussed. Epigraph I know that I am wrong but I do not know where exactly I am wrong, to what akgree, or why. I hope people who disagree will help me clarjfr these questions. The author. In this paper, I argue that in the traditional definition of the concept of intersubjec tivity, agreement