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The Shared Life

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Laing, James *
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Abstract

Abstract

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We are social animals that seek to live a life that is, in some sense, shared with others. But what exactly do we want in wanting to live a shared life? First, I seek to show that this question is not as straightforward as it might initially appear. Second, I present an answer to this question, which makes reference to the thought that we have a need for an irreducibly relational form of emotional experience, which I call interpersonal connection. Third, and finally, I draw upon this answer to identify the harm implicated in the experience of loneliness.
Keywords:
connection
friendship
relationships
sociality

Journal

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Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
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university of oxford
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