Le sens de l’expression “Enracinement et ouverture” dans la pensée esthétique de Léopold Sédar Senghor

Abstract

f negritude is the alpha of Senghor’s thought, we can say that interbreeding is the omega. Thus, by posing the need for a cultural interbreeding, Senghor only poses the conditions for a reconciliation of man with himself. Senghor’s thought is thus part of going beyond our differences. That is to say that, despite the differences, Senghor is trying to prove that different peoples have an obligation to unite and to mix because they are dependent on each other. One of the conditions for overcoming differences, he said, is cultural dialogue. Because civilizations are complementary. It is important to privilege the idea of complementarity in this meeting and do everything to avoid the idea of superiority or the idea of inferiority of a people compared to another. In light of what is happening in the world today, it is fair to say that Senghor’s thinking is purely current. It is enough to be interested in this thought to understand that Senghor understood very early on the challenges of the 21st century. In truth, in all parts of the world, we are witnessing identity crises, ethnic wars, a deterioration in the values of solidarity, a disturbing development of individualism, etc