Shared physical co-presence enables the cognitive harmonizations that build subjectivity

Evidence

The co-construction of subjectivities and intellectual proficiency requires the co-presence of attentive bodies sharing the same space over the course of infinitesimal but decisive cognitive and emotional harmonizations. We find here the foundation of a particular quality of attention rooted in care – which is to say, the attentive consideration of the vulnerability of the other, of our solidarity and our responsibility towards them. — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 72

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s prior themes of co-presence and shared space (silence retreats, live performance) as essential rather than decorative. — connects to: Joint attention requires co-presence, excluding algorithm-mediated influences — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 246; Co-presence does not require awareness of the other’s presence; Sync and body-presence are required for affective resonance in teaching — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 286 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Joint attention requires co-presence, excluding algorithm-mediated influences #qualifies (0.85) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 246
• Shared attention builds a collective rather than merely private reality #expands (0.85) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 121
• Sync and body-presence are required for affective resonance in teaching #exemplifies (0.80) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 286
• Attentional alignment with others generates communal powers no individual could reach alone #corroborates (0.80) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 111
• Physical distance does not modify the fundamental mutual presence of two consciousnesses #contradicts (0.80) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 765
• Attention creates a shared space beyond both instrumental logic and endless suspension #expands (0.80) — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 75
• Co-presence does not require awareness of the other’s presence #contradicts (0.75)
• The friend-enemy distinction dissolves only through mutual recognition within shared space #responds-to (0.75)