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The World Is a Verb: Whitehead's Process Philosophy

Whitehead said the basic units are drops of experience that become and perish. You'll work through actual occasions, prehension, and what it means that everything feels.

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  2. Reading· ~11 min

    Prehension: How the World Feels Its Way Forward

    Whitehead's most revolutionary concept, and the best analogy for understanding it.

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  3. Reading· ~9 min

    Process Philosophy's Reach: Ecology, Theology, and the Hard Problem

    Why process philosophy matters, its applications to consciousness, ecology, and the problem of evil.

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  4. Text Explore· ~8 min

    The Throbbing Emotion of the Past

    Examine Whitehead's most evocative descriptions of prehension and ==actual occasion==s.

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  5. Argument Map· ~10 min

    From Substance to Process

    Map Whitehead's argument that a process ontology resolves problems substance metaphysics cannot.

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  6. Dialogue· ~10 min

    Dialogue: Is the Universe Made of Feelings?

    Challenge Whitehead's ==panexperientialism== and process ontology.

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  7. Reflection· ~8 min

    Reflection: Your Life as Process

    Reflect on what changes, practically and existentially, if you think of yourself as an event rather than a thing.

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