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definethedollar

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Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Compilation)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Compilation)

I thought, since this series got spread over a couple weeks, that it might be useful for anyone who might be interested to have it compiled in one place. Thanks for reading! Power up and Steem on!

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definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 4.3 - Conclusion)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 4.3 - Conclusion)

Physical bodies do behave as if they are under the influence of forces, that is, they behave according to rules which we are accustomed to call “laws of force.” For example, we say that a body is accelerated

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definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 4.2)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 4.2)

We have said that in the event of a body falling toward Earth there is no force, only the progression from moment to moment. Let us examine the body at any given present. Force is classically defined as

meez

8y

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Why WEEZ™ Luvz YouTube? LIFEBALL 2018 via #AlphaBET DownLOAD

Why WEEZ™ Luvz YouTube? LIFEBALL 2018 via #AlphaBET DownLOAD

Meez™ just noticed that all the #LifeBall2018 #YouTubeUPLoaDS Ripped with a simpl?APP had been locked from #PubLICXs. Thanx To #AlphaBETPoliCies WEEZ™ still can share the Download Linx ;) Just rep.ly in

apnigrich

10h

My S(C)aturday

It's already October in our yard. Two days ago, a cold wind blew from the north, and the thermometer dropped to 0 degrees. Snowflakes started fluttering this afternoon. Winter is coming. In a month, everything

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 4.1)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 4.1)

IV. Physical Reality Physical reality, like Process, divides into two distinct aspects, what we commonly consider forces and material entities. According to Whitehead, it is not enough simply to ask what

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 3.3 - short)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 3.3 - short)

“Neither God, nor the world, reaches static completion. Both are in the grip of the ultimate metaphysical ground, the creative advance into novelty.” [529] Yet Process has its constitution and being in

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 3.2)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 3.2)

God, as well as being primordial, also has a consequent nature. As opposed to his primordial nature which is perfect, complete in itself, and eternal, though lacking complete actuality; God’s consequent

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 3.1)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 3.1)

III. God “God is not to be treated as an exception to all metaphysical principles, invoked to save their collapse. He is their chief exemplification.” [521] In the philosophy of organism, God is neither

asterkame

2d

Paper Double Storage Pencil Box

Paper Double Storage Pencil Box

Hello Everyone! I made a double storage pencil box this time. This one consists of two boxes of the same size, made by folding paper. The lid of the box is decorated with lines. I also added paper hearts

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 2.3)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 2.3)

Contemporary occasions are immanent in one another. Contemporaneousness is defined through causal independence. If one actual entity is in neither the causal past, nor the causal future of another actual

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 2.2)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 2.2)

“The whole doctrine of the future is to be understood in terms of the account of the process of self-completion of each individual occasion.” [247] This process of self-completion can be characterized

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 2.1)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 2.1)

Part 2: Time Our consideration of the past and of the future will be limited to what Whitehead calls “the immediate past” and “the immediate future.” The immediate past is defined by a magnitude of duration

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 1.3)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 1.3)

The third and final stage in the formal constitution of an actual entity is the satisfaction. Whitehead says of this stage that it is “the culmination marking the evaporation of all indetermination; so

samminator

1d

Settling And Making Peace With Your Past

Settling And Making Peace With Your Past

It is true that everyone has a past, and some even revisit the memories of their past from time to time, but the truth is that you cannot live there forever. A lot of people have made mistakes in the past,

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 1.2)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 1.2)

The second stage in the process of feeling is the supplemental stage. In this stage, “the many feelings, derivatively felt as alien, are transformed into a unity of aesthetic appreciation immediately felt

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 1.1)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Part 1.1)

I. Process Process consists of two kinds of fluency. The first kind of fluency, the first phase of Process, is what Whitehead terms “concrescence.” Concrescence is the coming to

definethedollar

8y

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Intro)

Process As the Unifying Principle of Physical Reality (Intro)

Generally, when we consider the world around us, we consider corporeal bodies and their motions. Traditionally, corporeal bodies exist in space and their motions take place through both space and time.

loggiaonfire

8y

Reiku Haiku, Get On The Even Keel: There Whitehead

Reiku Haiku, Get On The Even Keel: There Whitehead

He's taken the lamb there will be tears in the voice, i saw Old Whitehead. All Reiku Haiku are technically correct; the best kind of correct. Visit for many more Reiku Haiku to contemplate and many series

bulliontools

14d

ELIXIR Writing Contest Is Live!

ELIXIR Writing Contest Is Live!

The ELIXIR project is still relatively new, yet it's quickly growing! To help spread the word about it I'm holding a contest with some fantastic prizes! How to Enter Write a post about the ELIXIR token

bqpages

9y

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Alfred Whitehead's Best Quotes EP 2

Alfred Whitehead's Best Quotes EP 2

Alfred North Whitehead OM FRS FBA (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process

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9y

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Alfred Whitehead's Best Quotes EP 1

Alfred Whitehead's Best Quotes EP 1

Alfred North Whitehead OM FRS FBA (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process

manishsingh9

9y

Dallas Cowboys- Lucky Whitehead New York Jets Claim

Dallas Cowboys- Lucky Whitehead New York Jets Claim

The New York Jets allegedly claimed wide beneficiary Lucky Whitehead off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday. Whitehead, 25, was set on waivers this week after news broke that he had been accused

thomasheindl

9y

Die Willkür der Ego-Position

Die Willkür der Ego-Position

Wo endet das Selbst und beginnt das Andere? Wo liegt die Grenze zwischen innen und außen? Diese auf ersten Blick leicht zu beantwortende Frage haben bisher die wenigsten Philosophen unberührt belassen.