Presential attention defines human environments as ecosystems of communion

Evidence

The three phenomena evoked above concern less the properties of certain acts than the defining characteristics of certain milieux. In this chapter we are interested in human environments as they are structured by the presential attention of others. The principle of reciprocity, striving for affective harmonization and improvisation practices are connected together within an ecosystem that has enabled humans to ‘communicate’ over the millennia – in the strong sense of this word, often highlighted by Daniel Bougnoux, which has much more to do with communion and care for the community than with the simple transfer of information. — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 257

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the chapter’s core concept — ‘presential attention’ — as a milieu-level phenomenon, not a property of individual acts.
• XREF: connects to: Attention operates as an ecosystem of echoes and variations rather than transmissions — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 531; Emotions function as thermometers of the attentional ecosystem between persons — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 266; Attention creates a shared space beyond both instrumental logic and endless suspension — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!: A Manifesto of the…, 75 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Attention’s goal is anthesis, an irreversible flowering into communion #expands (0.90) — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 474
• Attention operates as an ecosystem of echoes and variations rather than transmissions #expands (0.85) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 531
• Shared attention builds a collective rather than merely private reality #corroborates (0.85) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 121
• Attention is the substrate of care for self, community, and planet. #corroborates (0.80) — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 93
• The act of attentive listening actively enlivens the surrounding environment #expands (0.78) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 347
• Emotions function as thermometers of the attentional ecosystem between persons #expands (0.75) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 266
• Attention creates a shared space beyond both instrumental logic and endless suspension #expands (0.72) — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 75