Plitogeny and Latin American Indigenous Philosophies: A Comparative Exploration
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Plitogeny, Neutrosophy, Yanantin, Ch’ixi, Pachakuti, Ayni, Sumak Kawsay, Buen Vivir, Teotl, Analectics, Philosophy of Liberation, Multivalued Logic, Degree of Contradiction, Indigenous Epistemologies, Latin American Philosophy, Multicriteria Decision Making, Emergent Systems, and Decolonial Analytics.Abstract
Introduction: Plitogeny, the philosophical-mathematical extension of Neutrosophy, models the genesis of new entities from the organic fusion of contradictory, neutral, and non-contradictory antecedents. This article explores how the core mechanisms of plitogeny—multivalued attributes, degrees of membership, and quantified contradiction—resonate with a set of Latin American Indigenous concepts: Yanantin (complementary opposites), Ch’ixi (heterogeneous coexistence), Pachakuti (radical transformation), Ayni (reciprocal exchange), Sumak Kawsay/Buen Vivir (holistic well-being), and Teotl (monistic sacred energy). By mapping each Indigenous notion onto plitogenic sets and illustrating the role of the degree of contradiction, the article demonstrates that plitogeny provides a rigorous yet culturally respectful formalism for capturing the multiplicity, tension, and emergence inherent in these worldviews. This synthesis underscores the potential of plitogeny as a bridge between Indigenous epistemologies and contemporary logico-mathematical theory, opening avenues for interdisciplinary research, decision-support tools, and decolonial analysis.
Keywords: Plitogeny, Neutrosophy, Yanantin, Ch’ixi, Pachakuti, Ayni, Sumak Kawsay, Buen Vivir, Teotl, Analectics, Philosophy of Liberation, Multivalued Logic, Degree of Contradiction, Indigenous Epistemologies, Latin American Philosophy, Multicriteria Decision Making, Emergent Systems, and Decolonial Analytics.
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