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Philosophers of Process
Browning, Douglas; Myers, William T.
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Description for Philosophers of Process
Hardback. This volume is a book of readings in the philosophy of process, dealing with processes and events over substance. There are nine philosophers included in this expanded and revised edition: Bergson, Nietzche, Alexander, Peirce, James, Dewey, Whitehead, Mead and Hartshorne. Num Pages: 449 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 29. Weight in Grams: 780.
Process philosophy is fundamentally a metaphysical position. Its doctrine is that the universe is essentially to be understood not as substance and causality, as in the Cartesian tradition, but as process and creativity. Since the publication of the first edition of Philosophers of Process, interest in American Pragmatism - particularly Peirce and Dewey - has continued to grow. In addition, there is another group whose interest is more straightforwardly metaphysical. The interests of this group tend toward the works of Whitehead, Hartshorne, and sometimes Bergson and James. Between these two groups there are quite a number of philosophers interested in ... Read more
Process philosophy is fundamentally a metaphysical position. Its doctrine is that the universe is essentially to be understood not as substance and causality, as in the Cartesian tradition, but as process and creativity. Since the publication of the first edition of Philosophers of Process, interest in American Pragmatism - particularly Peirce and Dewey - has continued to grow. In addition, there is another group whose interest is more straightforwardly metaphysical. The interests of this group tend toward the works of Whitehead, Hartshorne, and sometimes Bergson and James. Between these two groups there are quite a number of philosophers interested in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
449
Condition
New
Number of Pages
449
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823218783
SKU
V9780823218783
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About Browning, Douglas; Myers, William T.
Douglas Browning (Author) Douglas Browning is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of several books of philosophy, including Act and Agent, and Ontology and the Practical Arena. He also has published poetry in Voices, A Journal of Poetry, and The Beloit Poetry Journal. William T. Myers (Author) ... Read more
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