Rethinking the Animate, Re-Animating Thought

A collection of vocabulary flashcards from Tim Ingold's lecture on animism and ontology.

Animism

The belief that objects, places, and creatures possess a spiritual essence or life.

Relational ontology

A philosophical approach that emphasizes the importance of relationships between entities rather than the individual entities themselves.

Weather-world

A concept embracing both sky and earth, perceived as dynamic and alive rather than static or inert.

Continuous birth

The idea that life is not a pre-existing condition but a perpetual process of coming into being.

Inversion

A logic that converts the field of involvement in the world into an internal schema, separating beings from their environment.

Astonishment

A sense of wonder and openness to the world that allows for a deeper engagement with reality.

Movement signatures

Distinct patterns of movement that characterize the actions of animals and humans within their environment.

Epistemology

The branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge, its nature, origin, and limits.

Ontology

The study of being and existence, including the relationships and categories involved.

Meshwork

A term used to describe an interconnected web of relations in which life is lived, characterizing the complexity of interactions among beings.