More than at any other time in human history, we live in an age defined by movement and mobility; and yet, we lack a unifying theory which takes this seriously as a starting point for philosophy. The history of philosophy has systematically explained movement as derived from something else that does not move: space, eternity, force, and time. Why, when movement has always been central to human societies, did a philosophy based on movement never take hold? This book finally overturns this long-standing metaphysical tradition by placing movement at the heart of philosophy.In doing so, Being and Motion provides a completely new understanding of the most fundamental categories of ontology from a movement-oriented perspective: quality, quantity, relation, modality, and others. It also provides the first history of the philosophy of motion, from early prehistoric mythologies up to contemporary ontologies. Through its systematic ontology of movement, Being and Motion provides a path-breaking historical ontology of our present.

Book I: The Ontology of MotionIntroduction I: The Age of MotionPart I: Ontology and History1. Historical Ontology2. Ontological History3. Philosophy of Motion4. Realism and MaterialismPart II: The Theory of MotionI. Flow5. Continuum6. Multiplicity7. ConfluenceII. Fold8. Junction9. Sensation10. ConjunctionIII. Field11. Circulation12. KnotBook II: The Motion of OntologyIntroduction II: Kinos, Logos, GraphosPart I: Being and SpaceI. Kinos13. Centripetal MotionII. Logos14. Prehistoric Mythology: Venus, Egg, SpiralIII. Graphos15. Speech: The BodyPart II: Being and EternityI. Kinos16. Centrifugal MotionII. Logos17. Ancient Cosmology I: The Holy Mountain18. Ancient Cosmology II: Theomachy19. Ancient Cosmology III: Ex Nihilo20. Ancient Cosmology IV: Plato and AristotleIII. Graphos21. Writing I: Tokens22. Writing II: AlphabetPart III: Being and ForceI. Kinos23. Tensional MotionII. Logos24. Medieval Theology I: Aether25. Medieval Theology II: Impetus26. Medieval Theology III: Conatus27. Medieval Theology IV: The TrinityIII. Graphos28. The Book I: Manuscript29. The Book II: Printing PressPart IV: Being and TimeI. Kinos30. Elastic Motion (5,594)II. Logos31. Modern Phenomenology I: Series32. Modern Phenomenology II: Circulation33. Modern Phenomenology III: Multiplication34. Modern Phenomenology IV: Process and IntervalIII. Graphos35. The Keyboard I: Typewriter36. The Keyboard II: Computer