Process Philosophy: A Survey of Basic Issues

by Nicholas Rescher

Book Overview

Process Philosophy surveys the basic issues and controversies surrounding the philosophical approach known as "process philosophy." Process philosophy views temporality, activity, and change as the cardinal factors for our understanding of the real--process has priority over product, both ontologically and epistemically. Rescher examines the movement's historical origins, reflecting a major line of thought in the work of such philosophers as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822941422
• ISBN13: 9780822941422
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"