The friend-enemy distinction dissolves only through mutual recognition within shared space

Evidence

In the realm of communities he meant communities of space: communities that were not in place but in space, mobile, connected over vast distances by appropriate symbols, forms, and interests. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 623 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
  • XREF: connects to: Co-presence does not require awareness of the other’s presence; Human worth depends on recognition by another person; Self-consciousness depends on being recognized by another consciousness (+18 more)

Broader Connections