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After reading this, I am reminded of the Buddhist concept of Pratītyasamutpāda [1].

In essence, existence is interwoven in a complex tapestry of interdependence.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratītyasamutpāda



The concept of Ubuntu also occupies the same sort of space. Which makes sense when you consider Mark Shuttleworth is South African.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy


And here I thought Ubuntu was a Swahili word meaning "I don't know how to install Debian".


I'm surprised how the asian continent had a pervasive notion of holism. They always look very wide.


"Interbeing" is how Thich Nhat Hanh would put it. Everything exists only in relation to everything else. It's relations all the way down.


Even confusianism is said to put the emphasis on the group rather than the individual. So contrasting with many occidental cultures.


Steve Jobs was buddhist.




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