Process Philosophy And Political Ideology

Author : Randall C. Morris
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0791404153

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Process Philosophy and Political Ideology by Randall C. Morris Pdf

This book fills a significant gap in current process scholarship by providing a detailed exposition of Whitehead's and Hartshorne's social and political writings, reconstructing their ideological commitments in depth, and placing them in their historical context. It focuses on four areas of inquiry: the individual and society; the ideals of freedom, equality, and democracy; the use of coercive force within and between societies; and the theory of social progress. As each feature of their political though is examined, Morris shows how Whitehead's and Hartshorne's political commitments are reflected in their metaphysical principles.

Author : Dombrowski Daniel A. Dombrowski
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : Liberalism
ISBN : 9781474453431

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Process Philosophy and Political Liberalism by Dombrowski Daniel A. Dombrowski Pdf

Daniel A. Dombrowski brings together the thought of the 20th-century philosophy's greatest political liberal, John Rawls, with the thought of the great process philosophers, Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. He shows that political liberalism is intimately linked with process philosophy, renaming it 'process liberalism'. He justifies this process liberalism in contrast to four potentially troublesome sources or influences: metaphysics, religion, right-wing politics and left-wing politics. Dombrowski engages a series of interlocutors and alternative positions including Franklin I. Gamwell, Timothy D. Snyder, Martin Heidegger and Karl Marx. In conclusion, he offers a compelling, intricate and resourceful argument for nonhuman animal rights based on Rawlsian principles, which in turn forms the basis of a future environmental ethics.

Author : John B. Cobb,W. Widick Schroeder
Publisher : Scientific Study of Religion
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Liberation theology
ISBN : UCSC:32106005254187

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Process Philosophy and Social Thought by John B. Cobb,W. Widick Schroeder Pdf

This volume constitutes the first collection of essays exploring the implications of process philosophy for social thought. Process philosophy is a product of the twentieth century, but its Platonic roots relate it to one of the prime initiators of Western philosophical thinking. Alfred North Whitehead originated the style of thinking that subsequently has been termed "process philosophy."

Author : Łukasz Lamża
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443864909

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Recent Advances in the Creation of a Process-Based Worldview by Łukasz Lamża Pdf

Process thought is an important component of contemporary philosophy. Alfred North Whitehead’s organic philosophy has a special place in the landscape of process thinking, being detailed, precise and well-thought, and at the same time extremely visionary and far-reaching. The global community of process thinkers includes physicists, biologists, doctors, political scientists, educators, activists, philosophers, theologians and other people devoted to rethinking their disciplines in the light of process philosophy. This volume presents the cutting edge in the creation of a process worldview. Leading scholars from all over the world gathered to discuss how process thinking can inspire us to rethink our lives. Precise philosophical language and a unifying vision are applied to core issues, such as politics, society, education and religion. The book represents a bold move from academic philosophy into the realm of actual human lives.

Author : Aljoscha Berve,Adam Scarfe,Adam C. Scarfe
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443882439

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Dynamic Being by Aljoscha Berve,Adam Scarfe,Adam C. Scarfe Pdf

One of the most important characteristics of present day ontological research is the growing interest in, and emphasis on, the dynamic aspects of being and the process-relational character of being itself. However, many important questions still await detailed answers. For example, what is the meaning of the concepts of “dynamics,” “dynamicity,” and “dynamic ontology,” among others? Are they identical to, or similar with, respectively, “processes,” “process ontology,” “process-relational ontology”? Is “process ontology” a type of “dynamic ontology”? Dynamic Being: Essays in Process-Relational Ontology examines these and many other questions, and suggests fruitful approaches in dealing with such questions. The book carries out two main tasks: first, investigating developments in the theory of dynamic and process-relational ontologies, and, second, exploring developments in the application of these ontologies. The second task is multidisciplinary in character. The authors of the chapters in this volume are specialists not only in philosophy, but also in other fields of science, including psychology, biology, mathematics, logic, and computer science, their work providing a “seed-bed” of novel possibilities for cooperative interdisciplinary research.

Author : Jenny Helin,Tor Hernes,Daniel Hjorth,Robin Holt
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191648106

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The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies by Jenny Helin,Tor Hernes,Daniel Hjorth,Robin Holt Pdf

Process approaches to organization studies focus on flow, activities, and evolution, understanding organizations and organizing as processes in the making. They stand in contrast to positivist approaches that see organizations and phenomena as fixed, static, and measurable. Process approaches draw on a range of ideas and philosophies. The Handbook examines 34 philosophers and social theorists, both those commonly linked to process thinking, such as Whitehead, Bergson and James, and those that are not as often addressed from a process perspective such as Dilthey and Tarde. Each chapter addresses the background and context of this thinker, their work (with a focus on the processual elements), and the potential contribution to organization and management research. For students and scholars in the field of Organization Studies this book is an entry point into the work of philosophical thinkers and social theorists for whom the world is far from being a solid place.

Author : Ove Jakobsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351794008

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Transformative Ecological Economics by Ove Jakobsen Pdf

When we look at the state of the world today, what is most evident is the fact that the major problems of our time – energy, environment, economy, climate change and social justice – cannot be understood in isolation. They are interconnected problems, which means that they require corresponding systemic solutions. Today’s global economy has brought about critical distress for ecosystems and societies and we have to go to the very root of the problems to find a way out. This volume develops a synthesized interpretation of ecological economics integrating different levels: (economic) system, (business) practice and the (economic) actor. It discusses how changes on a systems level are connected to changes in practice and development of individual consciousness. Transformative Ecological Economics delves into the insight and knowledge from different sources of inspiration (thermodynamics, Darwinism, anthroposophy and Buddhism) as well as into an integrated story describing and illustrating the core ideas, principles and values that characterize a utopian society anchored in ecological economics. Implementation of the deep changes demanded depends on our ability to write a new story, a utopian one for sure, but one which is in accordance with and based on the reality in which we live. This book will be of interest to those who study ecological economics, political economy and environmental economics.

Author : C. Robert Mesle
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781599472089

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Process-Relational Philosophy by C. Robert Mesle Pdf

Process thought is the foundation for studies in many areas of contemporary philosophy, theology, political theory, educational theory, and the religion-science dialogue. It is derived from Alfred North Whitehead's philosophy, known as process theology, which lays a groundwork for integrating evolutionary biology, physics, philosophy of mind, theology, environmental ethics, religious pluralism, education, economics, and more. In Process-Relational Philosophy, C. Robert Mesle breaks down Whitehead's complex writings, providing a simple but accurate introduction to the vision that underlies much of contemporary process philosophy and theology. In doing so, he points to a "way beyond both reductive materialism and the traps of Cartesian dualism by showing reality as a relational process in which minds arise from bodies, in which freedom and creativity are foundational to process, in which the relational power of persuasion is more basic than the unilateral power of coercion." Because process-relational philosophy addresses the deep intuitions of a relational world basic to environmental and global thinking, it is being incorporated into undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy, educational theory and practice, environmental ethics, and science and values, among others. Process-Relational Philosophy: A Basic Introduction makes Whitehead's creative vision accessible to all students and general readers.

Author : Michel Weber
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1411 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110333299

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Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought by Michel Weber Pdf

Gathering 115 entries written by 101 internationally renowned experts in their fields, the Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought aims at canvassing the current state of knowledge in Whiteheadian scholarship and at identifying promising directions for future investigations through (internal) cross-elucidation and (external) interdisciplinary development. Two kinds of entries are weaved together in order to interpret Whitehead secundum Whitehead and to read him from the vantage point of interdisciplinary and crossdisciplinary research. The “thematic ” entries provide (i) a broad contextualisation of the issue at stake; (ii) a focus on Whitehead's treatment (if any) or of a possible Whiteheadian treatment of the issue; (iii) a history of relevant scholarship; (iv) a personal assessment by the Author. The “biographical ” entries provide (i) a brief vita of the targeted thinker; (ii) a sketch of his/her categories relevant to the Whiteheadian scholarship; (iii) a personal assessment of the actual (or possible) Whiteheadian semantic transfer to or from the thinker.

Author : James E. Will
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664255604

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The Universal God by James E. Will Pdf

How can Christians bring about peace and justice in the world, when Christianity seems either to claim the absolute truth about God or to dissolve into "disempowering relativism"? James Will seeks an answer for this crucial question in the spiritual and intellectual life of the church. He challenges the traditional western idea of God as omnipotent and unchanging, instead offering the theory of the universal relationality of God. Writing from the perspective of process theology, Will says that just as God had an impact on the world, so the world has an impact on God. God is related and responsive to the world. In the modern world, where many cultures and belief systems are in contact and often conflict with one another, Will's broadening of the conception of God offers an integration of many cultures and beliefs, recognizing their relatedness without reducing any of them. In this way, Will believes the universal God may bring love and peace to a pluralistic and often divided world.

Author : Mark Dibben,Rebecca Newton
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110328103

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Applied Process Thought II by Mark Dibben,Rebecca Newton Pdf

Concentrating mainly on the process philosophy developed by Alfred North Whitehead, this series of essays brings together some of the newest developments in the application of process thinking to the physical and social sciences. These essays, by established scholars in the field, demonstrate how a wider and deeper understanding of the world can be obtained using process philosophical concepts, how the distortions and blockages inevitably inherent in substantivist talk can be set aside, and how new and fertile lines of research in the sciences can be opened as a result.

Author : Bart Nooteboom
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781785277474

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Process Philosophy by Bart Nooteboom Pdf

The book analyses and compares a variety of processes of change: in evolution, learning and innovation, language and meaning, self and society and ethics and morality. Taking a realistic approach, the book is inspired by pragmatic philosophy, in particular, that of Dewey, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Heidegger, and employs insights from economics, sociology, anthropology, and social psychology. The book aims to give a coherent synthesis of ideas about change and aims to see how one can take a process view of various features of humanity, such as knowledge, relations between people, language and morality, and how, vice versa, that might contribute to process philosophy.

Author : Chad Hillier
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781474405959

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Muhammad Iqbal by Chad Hillier Pdf

There are few moments in human history where the forces of religion, culture and politics converge to produce some of the most significant philosophical ideas in the world. India in the early 20th century was one of these moments, where we saw the rise of activist-thinkers like Nehru, Jinnah and Gandhi; individuals who not only liberated human lives but their minds as well. One of most influential members of the group was the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal. Commonly known as the "e;spiritual father of Pakistan"e;, the philosophical and political ideas of Iqbal not only shaped the face of Indian Muslim nationalism but also shaped the direction of modernist reformist Islam around the world. Bringing together a diverse number of prominent and emerging scholars, from backgrounds in political science, philosophy and religious studies, this book offers novel examinations of the philosophical ideas that laid at the heart of Iqbal's own As such, by producing new developments in research on Iqbal's thought from a diversity of prominent and emerging voices within American and European Islamic studies, this text will offer new and novel examinations of the ideas that lies at the heart of Iqbal's own thought: religion, science, metaphysics, nationalism and religious identity. In our text, the reader will (re)discover many new connections between the "e;Sage of the Ummah"e; to the greatest thinkers and ideas of European and Islamic philosophies.

Author : Alexander Haitos,Helmut MaaÃYen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527548325

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Variations on Process Metaphysics by Alexander Haitos,Helmut MaaÃYen Pdf

This book collects several essays on diverse aspects of Alfred North Whiteheadâ (TM)s philosophy. Ranging from comparative and historical studies to explorations of contemporary influence to possibilities for transforming future inquiry, the topics covered here first and foremost point to the relevance of Whiteheadâ (TM)s philosophy for our time. From this core, the essays in this volume highlight a range of issues to which process philosophy speaks profitably. These include philosophical questions surrounding motion, the notion of life, and aesthetics, as well as the conjunction of process philosophy with political science and with neuroscience.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UCAL:B3700291

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Journal of the History of Philosophy by Anonim Pdf