Process Philosophy: A Synthesis

Description

The book analyses and compares a variety of processes of change: in evolution, learning and innovation, language and meaning, self and society and ethics and morality. Taking a realistic approach, the book is inspired by pragmatic philosophy, in particular, that of Dewey, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Heidegger, and employs insights from economics, sociology, anthropology, and social psychology. The book aims to give a coherent synthesis of ideas about change and aims to see how one can take a process view of various features of humanity, such as knowledge, relations between people, language and morality, and how, vice versa, that might contribute to process philosophy.  Cover Front Matter Half title Title page Copyright information Contents Preface Foreword Chapter Int-5 Introduction: Definition of Terms, Purpose And Summary Philosophical Orientation This Book Process Philosophy Chapter 1 Evolution Universal Darwinism Interactors and Replicators Selection Replication Variation In Sum Chapter 2 Learning and Truth Philosophy of Science Constructivism Entropy Politics Knowledge Organisational Focus Science Change of Knowledge Uncertainty Truth Chapter 3 Language Sense and Reference Langue and Parole Hermeneutic Circle Complementarity? Object Bias Chapter 4 Individual and Society Identity Authenticity Causality of Action Elites Cultural Identity Networks Relations Communities Chapter 5 Morality and Ethics Institutions and Ethics A Brief History Virtues Economic Virtue Reliance and Trust Digital Technologies Robots End Matter References Index