 In (a), we have an interpersonal relation founded on empathy, with no form of sharing whatsoever (see  sect. 2.3).  In (b), there is a shared intentional object, but no shared experience of relating to it. With (c), we are getting closer to the phenomenon, but we still only have a shared object and what might be called “social identification”, whereby an individual’s experience is in some sense affected by the fact that she conceives of herself as a member of a group. 