Andean Philosophy Responding to Western Relational Ontologies
Andean Philosophy Responding to Western Relational Ontologies

Renewed Dialogue between Analytic Philosophy and Indigenous Philosophical Perspectives

Summary/Abstract: One of the fundamental principles of Andean Philosophy (AnP) is relationality. According to this philosophical approach, the relation between cosmological components is prioritized before the components themselves, a statement that seems to correspond to some ontological claims within Western philosophical perspectives. This text attempts to connect AnP with the analytic tradition in philosophy in how they both conceive of relationality. The text includes two main sections. The first will sketch the foundations of AnP, while the second will identify an approach in relational ontology where the relation between entities is ontologically more fundamental than the entities themselves (Wildman 2010: 55), and can be used as an analytical tool to reinterpret AnP. One upshot of my project is the possibility of creating an academic dialogue between two different traditions built from (apparently) distant ontological, conceptual and geographical sources. My aim is to generate foundational dialogue; traditions should mingle and mix so as to come up with more holistic ways of understanding ontology.

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