“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
–Alfred North Whitehead
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Science and the Modern World (dialogue with Sebastjan Vörös)
Seb and I discussed the history and contemporary status of the natural sciences and their relationship to philosophy and metaphysics. Read more
Alfred North Whitehead, Ancient Philosophy, Aristotle, Bruno Latour, Copernican Revolution, Descartes, Edmund Husserl, Galileo, Henri Bergson, Hume, Kant, Modern Philosophy, politics, reason, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Romantic Philosophy
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The Purpose and Profundity of Whitehead’s Metaphysics (a reply to Massimo Pigliucci)
The following is a response to Massimo Pigliucci’s recent blog post about process metaphysics and Whitehead. I keep a relatively close eye on Pigliucci’s philosophical work, as there is plenty of convergence in our views on several issues, including, as he says in his title, “the promise of process metaphysics.” Despite some convergences, I part Read more
Alfred North Whitehead, Ancient Philosophy, Aristotle, Descartes, Isabelle Stengers, Kant, Modern Philosophy, Plato, reason, Religion, William James
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“Philosophy Chat” dialogue on Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Whitehead
Had a great chat with Marty yesterday on his podcast “Philosophy Chat.” We covered a lot of territory… those interested in German Idealism, Naturphilosophie, and Process-Relational Philosophy will have plenty to chew on. Read more
Alfred North Whitehead, Aristotle, autopoiesis, Darwin, Descartes, Fichte, Goethe, Hegel, Kant, Modern Philosophy, Plato, reason, Romantic Philosophy, Schelling, Wittgenstein
“In one sense philosophy does nothing. It merely satisfies the entirely impractical craving to probe and adjust ideas which have been found adequate each in its special sphere of use. In the same way the ocean tides do nothing. Twice daily they beat upon the cliffs of continents and then retire. But have patience and look deeper; and you find that in the end whole continents of thought have been submerged by philosophic tides, and have been rebuilt in the depths awaiting emergence. The fate of humanity depends upon the ultimate continental faith by which it shapes its action, and this faith is in the end shaped by philosophy.”
—Alfred North Whitehead
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