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I'm trying to read a short story whose theme ( _I think?_ ) is that in order
to have self-awareness other people are necessary. Like, they act as abstract
mirrors to view oneself (or something...). So, I totally do not understand the
usage of " **おる** " in the following sentence:

> 自分一人だけで立っては **おらず** 、他人がいて初めて自己という存在が認識できる。

So, I roughly diagram the sentence:

> ( **おらず** ) being all by yourself, it is from the existence of other people
> that one begins to have self-recognition.

ok. So, "おる" is the humble form of "いる".

<1> While I am almost sure you **cannot** say "いず" for "居る", you **can** say
"おらず" for "おる"?  
<2> What is the meaning of that "おらず"? How do you translate the entire
sentence?  
<3> This is an objective philosophical essay. Why are honorifics used at all?

thank you.
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How is "おらず" used in the following sentence?
<1> Yes, いず does not sound natural in this context.  
<2> 立ってはおらず has the same meaning as 立っているのではなくて  
<3> It does sound more formal, but the nuance does not really change.  

I would loosely translate it like this:

> It's not that you are alone; a sense of self-awareness first comes from
> being surrounded by others.
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