In this blog post, I analyze the chemical transformation of molecules from two metaphysical perspectives: substance metaphysics of the sort advanced by Aristotle and later by medieval Scholastic philosophers, such as Thomas Aquinas, and process metaphysics, especially that of Alfred North Whitehead. At the end of the day, we will see commonalities between these two systems, and ask if they can be reconciled despite the rift that seems to exist between process and substance philosophy.
- Ross L. Stein