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.
Steps
- 1
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Dialogue· ~10 min
Dialogue: Is the Universe Made of Feelings?
Challenge Whitehead's ==panexperientialism== and process ontology.
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- 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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