Statement I: Things acquire meaning beyond mere use because my relation to them involves an 'Other'. Statement II: When I designate a thing, I designate it to the Other.

1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
3. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
4. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

In phenomenological and existentialist accounts (Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas), and in Lacan, meaning and naming are social: to name is to address another.