Three Recognitions

Gallery: Three Recognitions

A visual breakdown of the structural layers of exchange

Image 1: First Recognition

Recognizing the Other as a Person
Participants must acknowledge one another as:
– Human beings (exchange is not cross-species),
– Capable of keeping agreements (trust),
– Legally and socially competent (not minors or restricted individuals),
– Owners of themselves.

Image 2: Second Recognition

Recognizing the Legitimacy of the Good
The offered good must be:
– Owned by the participant,
– Transferable (not inherently non-exchangeable),
– Socially accepted as a valid object of trade.
This layer touches upon taboo goods, stolen property, and symbolic value.

Image 3: Third Recognition

Mutual Recognition of Subjective Valuations
Exchange is completed when both sides recognize:
– That each values the good received more than the one given,
– That this valuation is personal, subjective, and reversible,
– That recognition includes not just goods, but the other’s evaluation.

Image 4: Composite Scheme

Synthesis: Three Recognitions as Overlapping Layers

This integrative diagram overlays all three recognitions into a single composite logic.
Like animation frames or transparency layers, each component builds on the others:
– Without layer 1, there is no subject;
– Without layer 2, the good is invalid;
– Without layer 3, the act is incomplete.

🔍 The full exchange logic appears only when all recognitions align — this visual structure reflects the cognitive and ethical complexity of true exchange, sharply distinct from mere trade or transaction.

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