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 constitute coordination course crucial David Bohm descriptive Descriptive Metaphysics discovery dispositions doctrine E. P. Wigner epistemic erotetic existence experience fact fundamental historical human ical idea of process identified individual inherent inquiry interactions issue knowledge Leibniz luminiferous ether matter metaphysics mind-independent reality mode monadological monads mythopoesis Nicholas Rescher objects ongoing ontological operate ostension parametric space particular perspective phenomena physical position postulate pragmatism presuppositions principle problem proc process phi process philosophy Process Theology processists properties prospect questions Quine's real world realism realm revolt against process scientific progress simply sorts of processes space-time spatiotemporal stage stance state-of-the-art Strawson's structure substance T₁ technological technological escalation temporal theory things thought tion ture W. V. Quine Whitehead