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<p>According to Gerda Walther, a community arises only if positive feelings, which she calls inner unification, eliminate hostilities among people. There are two objections to this claim, which one can develop from Aron Gurwitsch’s critical examination of Walther’s account. The present paper aims to respond to those objections and, through this, to clarify her account of community. To this end, the author deals with Walther’s brief remark on a “pathological” form of community and her accounts of inner unification. Considering those two factors, the author further shows that Walther’s idea is more plausible than it initially may appear. Contrary to what Gurwitsch seems to think, her account of communities allows for conflict and even certain types of hostility within a community.</p>
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According to Gerda Walther, a community arises only if positive feelings, which she calls inner unification, eliminate hostilities among people. There are two objections to this claim, which one can develop from Aron Gurwitsch’s critical examination of Walther’s account. The present paper aims to respond to those objections and, through this, to clarify her account of community. To this end, the author deals with Walther’s brief remark on a “pathological” form of community and her accounts of inner unification. Considering those two factors, the author further shows that Walther’s idea is more plausible than it initially may appear. Contrary to what Gurwitsch seems to think, her account of communities allows for conflict and even certain types of hostility within a community.

Community and the Absence of Hostility: Interpretation and Defense of Gerda Walther’s Account

Phainomenon

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According to Gerda Walther, a community arises only if positive feelings, which she calls inner unification, eliminate hostilities among people. There are two...

Community and the Absence of Hostility: Interpretation and Defense of Gerda Walther’s Account

Published Online: Jun 11, 2023

Page range: 25 - 46

Received: Dec 09, 2022

Accepted: Mar 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2023-0003

Keywords
Gerda Walther, Aron Gurwitsch, Communities, Inner Unification, Hostility

© 2023 Genki Uemura, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Community and the Absence of Hostility: Interpretation and Defense of Gerda Walther’s Account

Published Online: Jun 11, 2023

Page range: 25 - 46

Received: Dec 09, 2022

Accepted: Mar 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2023-0003

KeywordsGerda Walther, Aron Gurwitsch, Communities, Inner Unification, Hostility

© 2023 Genki Uemura, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Gerda Walther, Aron Gurwitsch, Communities, Inner Unification, Hostility