Editing Existence (section)

=== Other traditions ===
[[Indigenous American philosophy|Indigenous American philosophies]] tend to emphasize the interconnectedness of all existence and the importance of maintaining balance and harmony with nature. This is often combined with an animist outlook that ascribes a spiritual essence to some or all entities, including plants, rocks, and places.<ref>{{multiref | {{harvnb|Pack|2022|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=nP18EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA162 162–163]}} | {{harvnb|Sinclair|2022|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=yhwrEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA96 96–97]}} | {{harvnb|Eyghen|2023|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=qDT-EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA131 131–134]}} | {{harvnb|Cohan|2010|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=m5fbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 49]}} }}</ref>

The interest in the relational aspect of existence is also found in [[African philosophy]], which explores how all entities are causally linked to form an ordered world. African philosophy also examines the idea of an underlying and all-pervading life force responsible for animating entities and their influence on each other.<ref>{{multiref | {{harvnb|Lajul|2017|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=1PUODgAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 29]}} | {{harvnb|Iyare|2023|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=qlTaEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA478 478]}} }}</ref>