POSTHUMANISM AND INDIAN PHILOSOPHY:
A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7443/problemata.v16i2.70862Keywords:
Posthumanism, India, Jainism, Yoga, SamkhyaAbstract
The objective of this work is to carry out an analysis of various ontoepistemological aspects that will serve to establish a comparative framework between some branches of Indian philosophy and posthumanist thought. Throughout the discussion, points of contact of great interest have been observed between some schools of Indian philosophy such as Jainism, yoga and Samkhya, and currents of posthumanist thought of notable centrality due to their cultural and social projection. In this way, the main impetus of this research comes from the recognition of the similarity between certain key aspects of posthumanism and various perspectives of Indian thought. Indeed, philosophical posthumanism can be described as an ontoepistemological approach that aims to transcend human-centered thinking and dualism. In general, the anthropocentric, dualistic and modern matrix paradigm will be questioned. It is of great interest to become aware of the presence of ideas that surpass Western thought in the ancestral wisdom of India.
Downloads
References
Bibliografía
ADAMSON, P.; GANERI, J. Classical Indian Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. p. 49-62.
BARAD, K. Cuestión de materia. Salamanca: Holobionte, 2023.
BANERJI, D. Traditions of yoga in existential posthuman praxis. Journal of Posthumanism, v. 1, n. 2, p. 213-217. Transnational Press, 2021. Disponible en: https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1003727. Acceso en 2 mar. 2024.
BENNETT, J. Materia vibrante: Una ecología política de las cosas. Buenos Aires: Caja Negra, 2022.
BILIMORIA, P. (Ed.). History of Indian Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 2018.
CHAPPLE, C. K. The living cosmos of Jainism: A traditional science grounded in environmental ethics. Daedalus, v. 130, n. 4, p. 207-224, 2001. Disponible en: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20027724?seq=1. Acceso en 3 mar. 2024.
CHAPPLE, C. K. (Ed.). Jainism and ecology: Nonviolence in the web of life. v. 22. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, 2006.
FERNÁNDEZ FORMOSO, R. Samkhya y yoga: Una lectura contemporánea. Barcelona: Kairós, 2020.
FERRANDO, F. Humans Have Always Been Posthuman: A Spiritual Genealogy of the Posthuman. In: BANERJI, D.; PARANJAPE, M. R. (Eds.). Critical Posthumanism and Planetary Futures. Springer, 2016. p. 243-256. Disponible en: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-81-322-3637-5_15. Acceso en 3 mar. 2024.
HARMAN, G. Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything. London: Pelican Book, 2018.
HARMAN, G. El príncipe de las redes. Segovia: Materia Oscura, 2022.
WATERSTONE, R. India: Desde el yoga al karma, todos los mitos y tradiciones espirituales de la India. Barcelona: Debate, 1996.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Jabel A. Ramírez Naranjo
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
-
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
