“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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Time and Experience in Physics and Philosophy [draft]
Below is the introduction of paper I presented at a conference in L’aquila, Italy in April 2019. The conference aimed to revisit important philosophical issues related to the famous 1922 debate between Einstein and Bergson. HERE is the conference site (it is in Italian, so you’ll need to ask Google to translate it for you). Read more
Albert Einstein, Alfred North Whitehead, Ancient Philosophy, Bruno Latour, Descartes, Edmund Husserl, Galileo, Henri Bergson, Kant, Modern Philosophy, Plato
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The Physics of Politics, or From Entropy to Possibility
In my video below, I am responding to this vlog by Matthew Pirkowski. See also my Twitter exchange with Matthew on these topics. Read more
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Foreword to an upcoming anthroposophical book on twelve ways of seeing the world
Below is the draft of a foreword I’ve coauthored with Robert McDermott. The book, Twelve Ways of Seeing the World by Mario Betti, should be out later this year via Hawthorn Press. Betti’s book builds fruitfully upon the ideas of Rudolf Steiner. You can read Steiner’s original lectures on the topic of the 12 human worldviews Read more
Aristotle, Goethe, Hegel, imagination, Modern Philosophy, Plato, reason, Religion, Romantic Philosophy, Rudolf Steiner
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Who is Alfred North Whitehead & What is Process Philosophy?
Environmental lawyer, philosopher, and fellow Whitehead enthusiast Tam Hunt and I started an email exchange a few weeks ago after I stumbled upon his interview with the physicist Carol Rovelli. Our emails grew into a pretty extensive conversation on all things Whitehead, which I am sharing below. We discuss the importance of Whitehead’s ideas for Read more
Albert Einstein, Alfred North Whitehead, Ancient Philosophy, Henri Bergson, imagination, Isabelle Stengers, Modern Philosophy, Plato, reason, Religion, Romantic Philosophy
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An Evening with Alfred North Whitehead
Here are some clips from my video call with students earlier tonight wherein I discuss Whitehead’s cosmology, including his views of God, creativity, time, immortality, and education. Read more
Albert Einstein, Alfred North Whitehead, Darwin, Descartes, imagination, Modern Philosophy, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Plato, reason, Religion
“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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