phylogenetic-katabasis
A downward movement in evolutionary history that involves a return or descent into more primordial, lithic or lifeless states within the living.
1 chapter across 1 book
Spinal Catastrophism (2019)Thomas Moynihan
The chapter '1.Preface' investigates the dynamic interplay between movement, form, and worldmaking through Aristotelian and Platonic frameworks, emphasizing the ontogenetic inscription of being onto the sensible world. It critiques traditional finalist ontologies for their failure to account for both the manifestation and generation of being, and repositions graphism or mark-making as an ontogenetic, productive force that transcends mere mimesis by revealing the emergence of Ideas. The text also explores topological and metaphysical implications of form and becoming, situating these within a broader cosmographical and philosophical context.