Phenomenology of experiential sharing: The contribution of Schutz and Walther

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Abstract

The chapter explores the topic of experiential sharing by drawing on the early contributions of the phenomenologists Alfred Schutz and Gerda Walther. It is argued that both Schutz and Walther support, from complementary perspectives, an approach to experiential sharing that has tended to be overlooked in current debates. This approach highlights specific experiential interrelations taking place among individuals who are jointly engaged and located in a common environment, and situates this type of sharing within a broader and richer spectrum of sharing phe- nomena. Whereas Schutz’ route to the sharing of experiences describes the latter as a pre-reflective interlocking of individual streams of experiences, arising from a reciprocal Thou-orientation, Walther provides a textured account of different types of sharing and correlated forms of communities.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Phenomenological Approach to Social Reality : History, Concepts, Problems
EditorsAlessandro Salice, Hans Bernhard Schmid
Number of pages16
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2016
Pages219-234
Chapter10
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-27691-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-27692-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
SeriesStudies in the Philosophy of Sociality
Volume6

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • collective intentionality
  • shared experiences
  • Alfred Schutz
  • Gerda Walther

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