: In an era of AI and "automated teaching," there are core aspects of being a human subject—learning, affect, and the body—that "stubbornly resist engineering". 4. Finding the "I" in the Crowd
Philosophers like Merleau-Ponty argue that we are not just biological units or "objects" in the world. We are "lived bodies"—subjects that structure our own experience. Sujeito
To be a subject is to be responsible. Whether it is a journey of recovery and rebuilding or the decision to follow a specific "path," the subject is defined by choice. : In an era of AI and "automated
In linguistics, the subject is the agent—the one who performs the action. It is the "I" in every sentence. Research on Portuguese grammar often highlights the null subject , where the agent is implied but not spoken. Life often feels this way: we act, we move, but we often forget to explicitly state our "I." Reclaiming the subject means moving from being a passive recipient of circumstances to being the active voice in your own narrative. 2. The Lived Body: Subjectivity vs. Objectivity We are "lived bodies"—subjects that structure our own