Actual Entity and Actual Occasion: Are these Terms Interchangeable or Quite Different?
In this article I argue against the claim that "actual entity" and "actual occasion" are synonymous in Whitehead. My examination of these terms will help to illuminate the role of "society" in Whitehead's philosophy and to prepare the way for a fruitful comparison...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Process studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 270-284 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Whitehead, Alfred North 1861-1947
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| RelBib Classification: | TK Recent history VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | In this article I argue against the claim that "actual entity" and "actual occasion" are synonymous in Whitehead. My examination of these terms will help to illuminate the role of "society" in Whitehead's philosophy and to prepare the way for a fruitful comparison of process thought and contemporary systems theory in the sciences. |
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| ISSN: | 2154-3682 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Process studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/process201746213 |