Abstract

LAGUNAS VAZQUES, Magdalena. Good Living (Sumak Kawsay): Guidelines for a Civilizing, Non-Extractive and Sustainable Global Ethics. Estudios del Desarrollo Social [online]. 2023, vol.11, n.2  Epub Aug 01, 2023. ISSN 2308-0132.

The main objective of the article is to expose Good Living (GL) (Sumak Kawsay) as a philosophical legacy that could generate guidelines for a civilizing, non-extractive and sustainable global ethic. The methodological process consisted of a documentary research, through a database review in web pages and academic and scientific search engines, during two years. The results suggest that the GL complements the interpretation and conception of the world with its vast expression of life experiences and collective interpretation of “reality”, offering a hermeneutic interpretation of the phenomena, allowing to open epistemological horizons in plural. It is concluded that the intercultural dialogue is intrinsic to the GL, and is seen as an advanced epistemic tool. To undertake the intercultural dialogue, recognition and understanding of other episteme is indispensable the decolonization of knowledge and awareness in interculturality. The intercultural dialogue offers a bio-ethical compass, in solidarity with recognition and respect for differences.

Keywords : interculturality; intercultural awareness; intercultural dialogue; intercultural collaboration; decolonization of knowledge.

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