Whitehead's Religious Thought

From Mechanism to Organism, From Force to Persuasion

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Presents the process theistic thought of Whitehead as a third alternative between classical theism and religious skepticism.This original interpretation of the religious thought of Alfred North Whitehead highlights Whitehead's moves from mechanism to organism, and from force to persuasion to offer a third alternative between classical theism and religious skepticism. Daniel A. Dombrowski argues that the move from force to persuasion, in particular, is not only fundamental to Whitehead's own thought and to process thought in general, but is a necessary condition for the continuing existence of civilized life. Following this line of analysis, Dombrowski demonstrates Whitehead's relevance to contemporary work in philosophy of mind, political philosophy, and environmental ethics by placing him in dialogue with six major thinkers: David Ray Griffin, Isabelle Stengers, John Rawls, Charles Hartshorne, Judith Butler, and William Wordsworth.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt372 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor204
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9781438464299

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"This is a clear and insightful work of political theology." — CHOICE"This mature synthesis of the full range of central concerns that have played out across Dombrowski's long and extraordinarily productive career represents an important contribution to the contemporary literature of process thought. Moreover, because his work has always embraced influences from outside of the process community, this book will have the additional value of introducing many process-oriented readers to nonprocess perspectives, which Dombrowski presents with great care and accuracy." — Derek Malone-France, author of Faith, Fallibility, and the Virtue of Anxiety: An Essay in Religion and Political Liberalism