Whitehead, God, and Eternal Objects (Dialoguing with Darren Iammarino)

Darren and I had an intense geek out session exploring some of Whitehead’s categoreal scheme. Key points include:

• The complex nature of eternal objects in Whitehead’s philosophy and the lack of consensus on the subject among scholars.
• The interaction between eternal objects and actual occasions, and how this relates to the primordial and consequent natures of God.
• The idea that the Eternal is enriched by and grows with the passage of the actual universe.
• The debate around whether the primordial nature of God envisages some or all eternal objects, and the implications for our sense of human freedom and creativity.
• The distinction between theoretical knowledge and experiential knowledge in the context of Whitehead’s ideas.
• Considerations of God as a reincarnating entity across cosmic epochs.

Here’s my paper on eternal objects (a shorter version was just published in Process Studies): “Standing Firm in the Flux: On Whitehead’s Eternal Objects”