Whitehead's Revolutionary Concept of Prehension
International Philosophical Quarterly (1979)
- ISSN: 00190365
Abstract
Whitehead is both more pluralistic and more monistic than most british philosophers: more pluralistic for his "many" is not a set of changing individuals but of momentary actualities that become but do not change; more monistic for each actuality "prehends," intuits, Intrinsically relates itself to, Its predecessors. In memory the prehended predecessors are in the same "personal" series as the prehendor, In perception they are not in the same series. Sixteen ways of thinking unfavorable to the acceptance of the concept of prehension are listed and discussed, As are the revolutionary consequences and power of the concept.
Sign up today - FREE
Mendeley saves you time finding and organizing research. Learn more
- All your research in one place
- Add and import papers easily
- Access it anywhere, anytime
Start using Mendeley in seconds!
Readership Statistics
2 Readers on Mendeley
by Discipline
100% Philosophy
by Academic Status
50% Lecturer
50% Senior Lecturer
by Country
50% Turkey
50% Philippines