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The Center for Process Studies and the Cobb Institute merger announcement

A New Era for CPS: Bridging Communities, Expanding Horizons

We are thrilled to share a pivotal moment in the history of the Center for Process Studies, as we embark on a transformative new chapter. CPS and the Cobb Institute are merging! This merger marks the dawn of a new era, filled with potential, not only for our organizations but for the world as we confront some of the most pressing challenges of our time.
  • Wm. Andrew Schwartz
  • General Announcement
Group photo from the A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard and Beyond conference

Reflections on the Whitehead Centennial at Harvard’s Emerson Hall

My trip to Harvard for the Center for Process Studies conference celebrating 100 years of process thought gave me occasion to reflect not only on Whitehead’s legacy, but on his resonances with Emerson and their shared vision of philosophical education.
  • Matthew David Segall
  • Conference, Report
Call for Papers | Is It Too Late? Toward an Ecological Civilization

Call for Papers | Is It Too Late?: Toward an Ecological Civilization

We are pleased to officially announce this call for papers for the “Is It Too Late?: Toward Ecological Civilization” conference, commemorating the centenary of eco-sage John B. Cobb Jr. This significant event will also mark a decade since our transformative 2015 “Seizing an Alternative” conference and the founding of the Institute for Ecological Civilization. Held in conjunction with the 18th International Forum on Ecological Civilization and the 7th International Youth Forum on Ecological Civilization, the conference will take place at Claremont School of Theology in Westwood, Los Angeles. We invite submissions of abstracts for papers that address various topics across six thematic tracks.
  • Andrew M. Davis
  • Call for Papers, Conference
Pando Populus Celebrates 10 Years – A Conversation with Eugene Shirley and John Cobb

Pando Populus Celebrates 10 Years: A Conversation with Eugene Shirley and John Cobb

The Center for Process Studies and the UCI Program in Religious Studies are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 - 2025 Process Studies & South Asia Fellowship! Applications for the Fellowship were so excellent that we have chosen two fellows: Pragya Jain and Daniel Siakel! Read the post to learn more about them and their projects.
  • Eugene Shirley, John B. Cobb, Jr.
  • General Announcement

Winners of 2024 – 2025 UCI Process Studies & South Asia Fellowship

The Center for Process Studies and the UCI Program in Religious Studies are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 - 2025 Process Studies & South Asia Fellowship! Applications for the Fellowship were so excellent that we have chosen two fellows: Pragya Jain and Daniel Siakel! Read the post to learn more about them and their projects.
  • Brianne Donaldson
  • General Announcement
American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Annual Meeting Call for Papers 2025

Call for Papers | American Philosophical Association Pacific Division

We are excited to share three calls for paper proposals for the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division meeting the spring of 2025: the Society for the Philosophy of Creativity; the Personalist Discussion Group; and the Society for the Study of Process Philosophy. Please include a paper title and a brief description of what you're proposing to present. The deadline for a proposal and commitment to attend is September 15, 2024.
  • Olav Bryant Smith
  • Call for Papers
Process Summer Academy China

Reflections on the 17th Process Summer Academy and International Symposium

This year’s summer academy, July 8-13, was called “Zhuhai Process Academy”—the 17th process summer academy hosted in China. The inaugural summer academy can be traced back to 2006 and was held in Guilin, Guangxi Province. The “Zhuhai Process Academy” offered participants an introduction to Whitehead’s process philosophy, including basic metaphysical ideas and vocabulary, ontology and epistemology, biography of Whitehead, a history of the connection between process philosophy and China, and personal and social implications of process thought.
  • Justin Heinzekehr
  • Report
A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard & Beyond - Friday, September 27, 2024 at Harvard

Celebrate 100 Years of Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard with the Center for Process Studies

Do you have an idea for an article engaging various streams of process thinking or dealing with some of the major topic areas of Center for Process Studies (ecological civilization, deep religious pluralism, religion & science, philosophy of psychedelics, cosmology, transdisciplinary research, etc.)? We'd love to hear your proposals! 
  • Andrew M. Davis
  • Conference
The Center for Process Studies blog is accepting submissions!

The Center for Process Studies Blog is Accepting Submissions!

Do you have an idea for an article engaging various streams of process thinking or dealing with some of the major topic areas of Center for Process Studies (ecological civilization, deep religious pluralism, religion & science, philosophy of psychedelics, cosmology, transdisciplinary research, etc.)? We'd love to hear your proposals! 
  • Jared Morningstar
  • Call for Papers
Claremont Eco Forum Group Photo

17th International Forum on Ecological Civilization Conference Retrospect

John Cobb delivered a plenary speech which set the tone for the EcoForum. After reviewing the development of the concept of Ecological Civilization, which was presented as a vital concern for both China and USA, Professor Cobb dedicated this 17th EcoForum—and the first to convene in-person since the pandemic—as an occasion to launch an energetic new trans-Pacific dialogue between these two great nations.
  • E. Christopher Mare
  • Conference, Report

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