After Whitehead: Rescher on Process Metaphysics

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When Reschers Process Metaphysics (1996) was published, it was widely acclaimed as a major step towards the academic recognition of a mode of thought that has otherwise been confined within sharp scholarly boundaries. Of course it is not an easy book: despite its stylistic clarity, it remains the complex outcome of a lifes work in most areas of philosophy. The goal of the present volume is to systematically unfold the vices and virtues of Process Metaphysics, and thereby to specify the contemporary state of affairs in process thought. To do so, the editor has gathered one focused contribution per chapter, each paper addressing specifically and explicitly its assigned chapter and seeking to promote a dialogue with Rescher. In addition, the volume features Reschers replies to the papers. Cover Title CONTENTS PREFACE Paul Gochet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS INTRODUCTION PROCESS METAPHYSICS IN CONTEXT Michel Weber I. HISTORY OF PROCESS-PHILOSOPHY PROBLEMS OF METHOD AND DOCTRINE Michael Hampe II. THE TAMING OF CHANGE Lieven Decock III. PROCESS AND PARTICULARS Johanna Seibt IV. PROCESS AND UNIVERSALS George W. Shields V. Rescher’s Philosophy of Nature Pete A. Y. Gunter VI. REFLECTIONS ON PROCESS AND PERSONS VII. PROCESS LOGIC AND EPISTEMOLOGY Jacques Riche VIII. SCIENCE: PROCESS AND HISTORY Hanne Andersen IX. PROCESS THEOLOGY John B. Cobb, Jr. X. PROCESS PHILOSOPHY: VIA IDEARUM OR VIA NEGATIVA? Anderson Weekes XI (APPENDIX) PROCESS SEMANTICS Roberto Poli REPLIES Nicholas Rescher GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX NOMINUM ANALYTIC TABLE OF CONTENTS