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Dieter Henrich (1927-2022) was one of the most influential philosophers of the German post-war period. At the center of his extensive work - even where it is not explicitly discussed - is the theory of self-consciousness and human subjectivity. Henrich has worked on questions related to this in a large number of texts for more than sixty years. However, due to the complexity and diversity of these texts, as well as to the fact that Henrich has hardly ever presented an overview of his theory, the connections have remained unclear to many readers. Gutschmidt analyzes the development of his position from its beginning. He deals with important influences on Henrich's teaching and addresses the central discussion of his positions.