Andean Philosophy: What is Harmonious Materialism? As part of the philosophy of Indianismo in Bolivia and Peru, these Indigenous philosophers studied their own nations' relationship to nature. Thus, Harmonious Materialism is the idea that all beings are pieces of one unified community: the cosmos ¹/
Indianismo wanted to separate from 2 philosophies: Marxism (dialectical materialism) & Christianity (idealism). The 1st is a despiritualized material world, where all contradiction is resolved by antagonistic conflict. The 2nd sees the material as false, and the sacred is outside it. Ex. Heaven ²/
Indianismo's Harmonious Materialism reaction to opposites is not antagonism, but complementary duality (Yanantim in Quechua) where opposties work together using each other's difference. This model diffuses conflict to create a harmonious ideal. If all beings are sacred we must learn to cooperate ³/
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