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Why have matter and movement posed such enormous difficulties for
philosophers and scientists in the Western tradition? Is the movement of nature
continuous or discrete and why have the greatest minds of Western civilization
dedicated their lives to discovering something truly immobile? Aristotle’s idea
of an “unmoved mover,” Archimedes’ fixed “point,” Descartes’ “unmoveable”
certainty, Newton’s divine clockmaker, and even Einstein’s idea of a block
universe are all part of this grand effort—but what motivated this important
pursuit and what are the consequences of it for materialism today? This talk
provides an introduction to the philosophy of movement and process materialist
philosophy.