Abstract: Setting out from the contention that Antarctica is not only fascinating for but important to philosophy and philosophical inquiry, this paper explores some of the content and methods found within Indigenous philosophical traditions. In particular, the paper explores the relational framework that tends to characterize Indigenous philosophies, the range of starting points for philosophical inquiry we find within them, and the role of narrative and storytelling as a particular important form of philosophical inquiry too. After traversing some of the ways in which Indigenous philosophies work to bridge vast distances in time and space through narrative and story, the paper ends with some of the implications and challenges of harnessing the insights of Indigenous philosophies for meeting the challenge of intergenerational justice.
Dr. Krushil Watene works on fundamental questions in ethics, politics, and Indigenous philosophy. In particular, it engages at the intersections of diverse philosophical traditions, trans-disciplinarity, and the role of local communities for global change.
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