Interculturalità e transculturalità

Abstract

This article compares and analyzes the two concepts mentioned in the title, taking as its starting point the work of Franco Cassano. Both concepts demonstrate that multiculturalism is insufficient. Therefore, through an examination of the concepts of “one” and “many,” it proposes “polyphony” as the mode in which different cultures can coexist without hierarchies. It considers a form of relationship between cultures that implies mutual penetration. In this context, the distinction between harmony and polyphony is clarified. It concludes that a “creative polyphonic and monadological” space constitutes the transcultural space. To realize it, a “deterritorialized civilization” is necessary, whose foundation can be traced back to the “creative monadology” of the Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitarō.