Process Philosophy: A Survey of Basic Issues
Process Philosophy surveys the basic issues and controversies surrounding the philosophical approach known as “process philosophy.” Process philosophy views temporality, activity, and change as the cardinal factors for our understanding of the real—process has priority over product, both ontologically and epistemically. Rescher examines the movement's historical origins, reflecting a major line of thought in the work of such philosophers as Heracleitus, Leibniz, Bergson, Peirce, William James, and especially A. N. Whitehead. |
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2 The Idea of Process | 22 |
3 The Revolt against Process | 33 |
4 Human Agency as Process | 48 |
5 Cognitive Processes and Scientific Progress | 59 |
6 The Cognitive Process and Metaphysical Realism | 91 |
7 Process Philosophy and Historicist Relativism | 107 |
8 Process Philosophy and Monadological Metaphysics | 123 |
Notes | 133 |
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Back Cover | 145 |
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A. N. Whitehead abstract Accordingly actual agents answer approach atoms basic basis belief C. S. Peirce causal characterized cognitive commitment communication complex conception concrete coordination course crucial David Bohm definitive descriptive difficulties discovery dispositions doctrine E. P. Wigner epistemic erotetic existence experience fact field final find findings finite first fixed fundamental historical ical idea of process identification individual infinite inherent inquiry interactions issue knowledge Leibniz luminiferous ether matter metaphysics mind-independent reality mode monadological monads nature Nicholas Rescher objects ongoing ontological operate ostension parametric space particular phenomena physical position postulate pragmatism presuppositions principle problem proc process phi process philosophy processists properties questions realism realm reflects revolt against process scientific progress significant simply sorts of processes spatiotemporal specific stage stance Strawson's structure substance sufficient technological technological escalation temporal theory things thought tion ture W. V. Quine Whitehead