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A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard & Beyond - Friday, September 27, 2024 at Harvard

A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard and Beyond

by Jared Morningstar
July 9, 2024July 26, 2024

This conference commemorates the 100th anniversary of Alfred North Whitehead’s arrival at Harvard University and serves as a profound tribute to his legacy, highlighting his interdisciplinary and global impact, particularly in relation to his influence on Chinese scholars. It offers a unique opportunity for scholarly exchange, fostering international collaboration, and revitalizing interest in process philosophy. This event not only celebrates Whitehead’s historical contributions but also promotes the relevance of his ideas in addressing contemporary issues, thereby inspiring a new generation of thinkers.

Co-Benefits of Human Well-being and Planetary Health

by Jared Morningstar
April 15, 2024July 9, 2024

Ecological Civilization moves away from modern industrial civilization. The signs of the times have demonstrated that it will be the next stage of human development. The 17th International Forum on Ecological Civilization and the 6th International Youth Forum on Ecological Civilization are taking place in this context. They seek to further promote ecological civilization through research and practice and effectively address current ecological crises facing global community. The forums are scheduled to be held on May 24 – May 25, 2024, in Claremont, CA.

Metaphysics and the Matter With Things: Thinking With Iain McGilchrist

by Jared Morningstar
September 1, 2023July 5, 2024

This conference brings leading process philosophers across various disciplines, including physics, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and theology into critical dialogue with McGilchrist’s work in a collegial effort to assess, question, extend, and apply it.

Whitehead & Teilhard: Convergences, Divergences, Integrations

by Jared Morningstar
August 31, 2023October 4, 2023

This conference draws together Whitehead and Teilhard scholars to advance the possibilities and relevance of process philosophy and theology through an integrative encounter between these two foundational figures.

50th Anniversary Conference of the Center for Process Studies

by Jared Morningstar
February 14, 2023September 7, 2023

Join us in Claremont, CA February 15-17, 2023. Co-sponsored by The Cobb Institute, The Institute for Ecological Civilization, and the Institute for the Postmodern Development of China, the “50th Anniversary Conference of the Center for Process Studies” celebrates the 50-year legacy of CPS and its creative transformation in the context of a new generation of process thinkers.

Power and the God of Love: A Process-Open-Relational Conference

by Jared Morningstar
November 4, 2022September 5, 2023

Power and the God of Love: A Process-Open-Relational Conference, November 4-5, at Crosswalk Community Church, Napa, California

Astrobiology, Exo-Philosophy and Cosmic Religion: Toward a Constructive Process Cosmotheology

by Jared Morningstar
May 5, 2022September 5, 2023

Drawing upon the work of Alfred North Whitehead, Teilhard de Chardin, Henri Bergson and a variety of others, the event aims to explore fresh themes of process, organism, temporality, novelty, experience, value, and mind in the context of the philosophical, scientific and religious layers of astrobiological research.

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