Virtuality and Solidarity: Exploring the New Frontiers of Social Love in the Sign of Collective Wellbeing

Luisa Nardi ()
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Luisa Nardi: Department of Legal Sciences, University of Salento, 631020 Lecce, Italy

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the concept of love and solidarity in human relationships, especially in their manifestation within virtual communities. Solidarity, understood as the highest feeling of connection between individuals, finds new forms of expression in the digital age, where physical distances are overcome by the ability to communicate and share experiences in an immediate and simplified way. The aim is to analyze the renewed sociological perspective on how to explore human interactions as a practical implication of the transition from physical to digital space, which, in spite of divergences, does not seem to reduce the quality of social ties but rather offers new ways of connection and interaction. Indeed, digital technologies can positively influence social dynamics by fostering the construction of community networks that act as catalysts for collective intelligence and knowledge sharing in the pursuit of collective wellbeing.

Keywords: love; solidarity; community; digital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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