Tag: Philosophy
The philosopher George Allan—in three well-written books in philosophy of education—applies the Homo Ludens hypothesis to education, especially to higher education. College education at its best is a type of dynamic play. Allan’s contribution to the Homo Ludens hypothesis has been underappreciated. Allan often relies on the process thought found…
In Multi/Race/Less/Ness, Jon Ivan Gill challenges us to take the next step and abolish the very category of race. With seemingly immutable notions of race still baked into our societies at the level of law and legislation, process philosophy can remind us that being, and how we define it, is…
The conference Whitehead for Education, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences: In Pursuit of a Metamorphosis of Pedagogy, held in Katowice, Poland on September 25, 2025, was met with an exceptionally positive response and exceeded initial expectations. A further significant outcome of the conference is the decision by the editors…
- Bogdan Ogrodnik
- Call for Papers
The 14th International Whitehead Conference will be held July 17–20, 2026, in Zhuhai, China, at Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU). This global gathering of scholars, educators, and practitioners marks a pivotal moment to engage Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy in dialogue with the pressing challenges and transformative opportunities of the…
- Conference
It's been just over a year since the passing of my grandfather, John B. Cobb, Jr. He was a philosophical theologian, applying metaphysics to the Christian faith, and his metaphysics came from the early 20th century theologian Alfred North Whitehead. However, my grandfather's work was a springboard into a much…
- Jonathan Cobb
This blog post explores “mattering” as the overlooked hinge between metaphysics, cognitive science, and lived meaning, framed in dialogue with Iain McGilchrist’s The Matter with Things. I survey contemporary psychological research on meaning in life, philosophical accounts of significance and belonging, biological notions of autopoiesis and niche construction, and long-standing…
- John Vervaeke
The Center for Process Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Revue Roumaine de Philosophie Tome 69, Nr. 2 (2025), a special open-access issue dedicated to “Whitehead and Idealism,” featuring research first presented at a 2024 conference of the same name organized by Constantin Rădulescu-Motru Institute of Philosophy and…
- Center for Process Studies
- General Announcement
This global gathering of scholars, educators, and practitioners marks a pivotal moment to engage Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy in dialogue with the pressing challenges and transformative opportunities of the 21st century. The theme of the 2026 International Whitehead Conference is: “Process Philosophy in a Time of Polycrisis: Science, Meaning, and…
This global gathering of scholars, educators, and practitioners marks a pivotal moment to engage Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy in dialogue with the pressing challenges and transformative opportunities of the 21st century. The theme of the 2026 International Whitehead Conference is: “Process Philosophy in a Time of Polycrisis: Science, Meaning, and…
- Wm. Andrew Schwartz
- Call for Papers