[Arlo] > The basis for social patterns is, IMHO, "activity" (in the Russian sense; > purposeful, agenic, semiotic, mediated). And the root, the carbon atom, > for activity is shared attention.
IMHO the root of social activity is shared INtention, rather than shared ATtention. Two people aware of each other watching a bird are not necessarily engaged in a social activity, but merely a biological activity. It only becomes a ritual if there is shared intention. Craig Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
