Kínēsis. The Structure of Motion in Aristotle’s Physics VIII (Faculty Colloquium)

Modern science is often portrayed as a radical departure from the teaching and methods of Aristotle's natural philosophy. Reexamining the discussion of motion in book VIII of Aristotle's Physics, this talk will argue that Aristotle continues to offer valuable insights into the mechanism of motion. How is motion structured in the physical world, according to Aristotle? How is it articulated? What is the relationship between the motion of a cat getting up from the couch and the motion of the universe? What is the role of experience, induction and reasoning in Aristotle's view of scientific explanation? In other words, how far can we go in explaining the nature and causes of motion in a world that knows neither Newton nor Einstein?

Speaker:
Giulia Clabassi has just earned her PhD in Philosophy from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, with a dissertation on Aristotle’s Physics VIII. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Philosophy from Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy. Giulia works at the intersection of ancient philosophy and contemporary science, focusing on concepts such as Motion, Time, and Entropy. She has presented her research at Princeton University and Université Paris Sorbonne among others, with forthcoming publications in Dialogoi (Ancient Philosophy Journal). She is currently in the process of publishing her doctoral dissertation.

Part of the Fall 2024 Faculty Colloquium series.

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For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm CET/GMT+1

Location: SR 8 (P24)

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