Osler Lucy, Krueger Joel
Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Sociology, Philosophy, and Anthropology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Cont Philos Rev. 2022;55(1):77-99. doi: 10.1007/s11007-021-09548-7. Epub 2021 Apr 17.
In this paper, we introduce the Japanese philosopher Tetsurō Watsuji's phenomenology of ("betweenness") and use his analysis in the contemporary context of online space. We argue that Watsuji develops a prescient analysis anticipating modern technologically-mediated forms of expression and engagement. More precisely, we show that instead of adopting a traditional phenomenological focus on face-to-face interaction, Watsuji argues that communication technologies-which now include Internet-enabled technologies and spaces-are expressive vehicles enabling new forms of emotional expression, shared experiences, and modes of betweenness that would be otherwise inaccessible. Using Watsuji's phenomenological analysis, we argue that the Internet is not simply a sophisticated form of communication technology that expresses our subjective spatiality (although it is), but that it actually gives rise to new forms of subjective spatiality itself. We conclude with an exploration of how certain aspects of our online interconnections are hidden from lay users in ways that have significant political and ethical implications.
在本文中，我们介绍了日本哲学家和辻哲郎的“间性”现象学，并将他的分析应用于当代网络空间背景。我们认为，和辻哲郎展开了具有先见之明的分析，预见了现代技术介导的表达与参与形式。更确切地说，我们表明，和辻哲郎并未采用传统现象学对面对面互动的关注，而是认为通信技术（如今包括基于互联网的技术和空间）是表达载体，能够实现新形式的情感表达、共享体验以及间性模式，否则这些将无法实现。运用和辻哲郎的现象学分析，我们认为互联网不仅仅是一种表达我们主观空间性的复杂通信技术形式（尽管它是），实际上它本身还催生了新形式的主观空间性。我们最后探讨了我们在线互联的某些方面如何以具有重大政治和伦理意义的方式对普通用户隐藏起来。
