In The Urgency of Otherness Human Coexistence Or Idendity collision

Abstract

The contemporary world is witnessing profound shifts in human relations as conflicts intensify among groups defined by ethnic, religious, and cultural particularities. These tensions are compounded by rapid technological and biological transformations that have introduced new and unprecedented forms of confrontation. In this context, coexistence re-emerges as a philosophical imperative that seeks to redefine human interaction beyond the binary of absolute peace and perpetual war.
Coexistence is not imagined as a utopian state free of tension, but as a deliberate and reflective endeavour to manage inevitable frictions within human life. If humanity fails to share its common goods and allows the logic of war to dominate, a flourishing future becomes uncertain. Thinking about coexistence thus requires acknowledging conflict as inherent to the human condition, reimagining relations between self and other, and shaping shared spaces that transcend rigid identity boundaries without erasing difference.