Process and Reality
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Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Process and Reality canonical | 12 |
| Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology | 1 |
| Whiteheadian process thought | 1 |
| process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Process and Reality Context triple: [Alfred North Whitehead, notableWork, Process and Reality]
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
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Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early 20th-century philosophical work that attempts to define the relationship between language, thought, and reality through a highly structured, logical framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Process and Reality Target entity description: Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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A.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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B.
The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
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C.
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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D.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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E.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early 20th-century philosophical work that attempts to define the relationship between language, thought, and reality through a highly structured, logical framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Alfred North Whitehead ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gifford Lectures ⓘ |
| centralThesis | reality is fundamentally constituted by processes rather than substances ⓘ |
| correctedEditionEditor |
David Ray Griffin
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Donald W. Sherburne ⓘ |
| correctedEditionPublisher | Free Press ⓘ |
| correctedEditionYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysics
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process philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
American pragmatism
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continental philosophy ⓘ ecological philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ process theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lectureLocation | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
God
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actual entity ⓘ actual occasions ⓘ concrescence ⓘ creativity ⓘ eternal objects ⓘ nexus ⓘ organism ⓘ prehension ⓘ process ⓘ |
| metaphysicalSystem |
Naturphilosophie
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surface form:
philosophy of organism
process thought ⓘ |
| notableEdition | Corrected Edition ⓘ |
| ontologicalClaim | actual occasions are the final real things of which the world is made up ⓘ |
| partTitle |
Part I: The Speculative Scheme
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Part II: Discussions and Applications ⓘ Part III: The Theory of Prehensions ⓘ Part IV: The Theory of Extension ⓘ Part V: Final Interpretation ⓘ |
| philosophicalAim | to construct a comprehensive speculative cosmology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic philosophy
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continental philosophy ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Macmillan Publishers ⓘ
surface form:
Macmillan
|
| structure | five parts ⓘ |
| subtitle | An Essay in Cosmology ⓘ |
| viewOfGod | dipolar theism ⓘ |
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Referenced by (15)
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this entity surface form:
Whiteheadian process thought
this entity surface form:
Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology
this entity surface form:
process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead