ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about the moral life that requires the approval of others. It then discusses the apparition of a specter and the "spectacular" interpretation of morality. Humans' moral sentiments involve a relationship with themselves that goes beyond the mere fact that their feelings are precisely "theirs". Without paying attention to the reactions of others and the classification of feelings in the directory of a common language, they could not identify their feelings or formulate a judgement as such. The way in which they understand themselves is based on the intervention of others, and depends on what Charles Taylor calls "webs of interlocution". This conception can help humans to understand why consciousness is a language and that it pertains to the typical properties of linguistic behavior. Consciousness is the main factor of self-decentralization, providing the capacity to take on an eccentric point of view away from themselves.
