Tag: Philosophy
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
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
Our latest issue of Process Studies has just been released! This issue of Process Studies contains four articles that were originally delivered as papers at the conference “A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead's Legacy at Harvard and Beyond” that occurred on September 27, 2024, at Harvard.…
- Center for Process Studies
- General Announcement
This conference will be the first to birth this long overdue intellectual exchange as it offers an improved metaphysical framework for value and consciousness in all ontological entities to address various concerns that are facing humanity: economy, political, and environmental. Although there are hesitant answers to some of these global…
This conference will be the first to birth a long overdue intellectual exchange as it offers an improved metaphysical framework for value and consciousness in all ontological entities to address various concerns that are facing humanity: economy, political, and environmental. Although there are hesitant answers to some of these global…
- Emmanuel Ofuasia
- Call for Papers