Philosophers of Process - Softcover

Browning, Douglas; Myers, William T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823218791 ISBN 13: 9780823218790

Publisher: Fordham University Press, 1998

Synopsis

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 teaching process metaphysics on both the undergraduate and graduate level. This book is intended to fill the need for a single volume of primary texts in this area.

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About the Authors

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 is a Professor of Philosophy at Birmingham-Southern College. He has taught at the University of Texas, Austin, Austin Community College, and the University of Central Arkansas. His interests include American Philosophy, American pragmatism, the history of philosophy, philosophy of religion, and ethics. His research interests include Alfred North Whitehead, John Dewey, process metaphysics, and pragmatism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823218791
• ISBN 13: 9780823218790
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 449