Inertia

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani characterizes inertia by the absence of desire: what is inert is never beyond itself, and its movement can only come from outside1. He links it to the principle of inertia conceived by Galileo and formulated by Descartes, according to which a body subject to no force stays at rest or keeps moving in a uniform straight line2. In post-Galilean nature, inertia is the rule and living things are the exception3. He also takes up the Freudian axiom that inert matter comes before living matter, and he gives the example of a sleeping lion as a return to inertia4. In the same way, the organism tends toward stagnation, and only disruptive outside factors have made it evolve, as with sharks5. He contrasts natural matter, which is inertia, with human matter, which contains oppositions6. Finally, he applies the notion to repetitive music, which produces inertia in time7.

1. 1#1.5 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?10 Dec 2015 · 57:29
2. 29 #11 Comment des sciences de l'histoire peuvent-elles être réelles?7 Jan 2021 · 1:34:12
3. 3#6.1-1/2 - Prélude • D.Pagani / Lacan : Fonction et champs de la parole et du langage10 Nov 2019 · 22:25
4. 4Freud1 Aug 2017 · 27:56
5. 5#6.1-1/2 - Prélude • D.Pagani / Lacan : Fonction et champs de la parole et du langage10 Nov 2019 · 56:03
6. 69 #11 Comment des sciences de l'histoire peuvent-elles être réelles?7 Jan 2021 · 40:32
7. 7Discussion entre Aliocha Allard et Dominique Pagani, 29 Mars 201726 Feb 2019 · 11:36

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