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In Whitehead's Radically Temporalist Metaphysics: Recovering the
Seriousness of Time, George Allan argues that Whitehead's
introduction of God into his process metaphysics renders his
metaphysics incoherent. This notion of God, who is the reason for
both stability and progressive change in the world and who is both
the infinite source of novel possibilities and the everlasting
repository for the finite values, inserts into a reality that is
supposedly composed solely of finite entities an entity both
infinite and everlasting. By eliminating this notion of God, Allan
draws on the temporalist foundation of Whitehead's views to recover
a metaphysics that takes time seriously. By turning to Whitehead's
later writings, Allan shows how this interpretation is developed
into an expanded version of the radically temporalist hypothesis,
emphasizing the power of finite entities, individually and
collectively, to create, sustain, and enhance the dynamic world of
which we are a creative part.
Despite there being deep lines of convergence between the
philosophies of Alfred North Whitehead, C. S. Peirce, William
James, John Dewey, and other classical American philosophers, it
remains an open question whether Whitehead is a pragmatist, and
conversation between pragmatists and Whitehead scholars have been
limited. Indeed, it is difficult to find an anthology of classical
American philosophy that includes Whitehead's writings. These camps
began separately, and so they remain. This volume questions the
wisdom of that separation, exploring their connections, both
historical and in application. The essays in this volume embody
original and creative work by leading scholars that not only
furthers the understanding of American philosophy, but seeks to
advance it by working at the intersection of experience and reality
to incite novel and creative thought. This exploration is long
overdue. Specific questions that are addressed are: Is Whitehead a
pragmatist? What contrasts and affinities exist between American
pragmatism and Whitehead's thought? What new questions, strategies,
and critiques emerge by juxtaposing their distinct perspectives?
In Nature, Truth, and Value nineteen scholars writing from across
the humanities and sciences challenge the reigning theoretical and
philosophical enterprises of deconstruction and postmodernism. With
great erudition, ambition, and daring, all contributions have one
thread in common-their abiding interest in the work of Frederick
Ferre, a thinker whose passion for intellectual inquiry remains
unsurpassed. More specifically Nature, Truth, and Value is an
exploration of Ferre's idea that traditional dichotomies are dead,
that we all are a part of nature, that truth is one, and that value
is ultimate. Ferre's colleagues and friends, writing here in this
volume, have all been inspired to develop his ideas which have
become, now more than ever, critical issues in a broken and
fragmented world. This book represents a deep exploration of
Ferre's ideas and is indispensable to the fields of philosophy,
theology, ethics, and environmental studies.
In Nature, Truth, and Value nineteen scholars writing from across
the humanities and sciences challenge the reigning theoretical and
philosophical enterprises of deconstruction and postmodernism. With
great erudition, ambition, and daring, all contributions have one
thread in common-their abiding interest in the work of Frederick
FerrZ, a thinker whose passion for intellectual inquiry remains
unsurpassed. More specifically Nature, Truth, and Value is an
exploration of FerrZ's idea that traditional dichotomies are dead,
that we all are a part of nature, that truth is one, and that value
is ultimate. FerrZ's colleagues and friends, writing here in this
volume, have all been inspired to develop his ideas which have
become, now more than ever, critical issues in a broken and
fragmented world. This book represents a deep exploration of
FerrZ's ideas and is indispensable to the fields of philosophy,
theology, ethics, and environmental studies.
In Whitehead's Radically Temporalist Metaphysics: Recovering the
Seriousness of Time, George Allan argues that Whitehead's
introduction of God into his process metaphysics renders his
metaphysics incoherent. This notion of God, who is the reason for
both stability and progressive change in the world and who is both
the infinite source of novel possibilities and the everlasting
repository for the finite values, inserts into a reality that is
supposedly composed solely of finite entities an entity both
infinite and everlasting. By eliminating this notion of God, Allan
draws on the temporalist foundation of Whitehead's views to recover
a metaphysics that takes time seriously. By turning to Whitehead's
later writings, Allan shows how this interpretation is developed
into an expanded version of the radically temporalist hypothesis,
emphasizing the power of finite entities, individually and
collectively, to create, sustain, and enhance the dynamic world of
which we are a creative part.
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