Abstract

This paper critiques the limitations of relativism—a paradigm entrenched in Enlightenment modernity that fractures truth into context-bound perspectives—and advances relationalism as a transformative framework anchored in an incorporeal creative space. Drawing on Indian philosophical traditions (Sāṃkhya, Yoga Sutras) and mathematical group theory, relationalism posits that reality emerges from dynamic interdependence, where corporeal forms (prakṛti) and incorporeal potential (puruṣa) co-constitute one another through discerning intelligence (buddhi). By transcending relativism’s colonial legacy of fragmentation and hierarchical dualities, relationalism reimagines ethics as participatory engagement with the creative space, fostering liberation (mokṣa) and epistemic justice. The study demonstrates how this framework dismantles oppressive structures, reconciles Eastern and Western epistemologies, and offers a universal yet contextual ontology for postcolonial and ecological challenges.