— Call for Papers, Conference Announcement, News —

Second Critical Edition of Whitehead Conference Rescheduled for Fall 2022

April 12, 2021

In order to allow scholars more time to read the recently published second volume of Whitehead’s Harvard lectures (HL2) and respond to our call for papers, the Second Critical Edition of Whitehead Conference has been rescheduled for Fall 2022, and will now take place on Friday and Saturday, 16–17 September 2022, 9:00am–1:00pm PST (GMT-8). The conference will still be held… Read More Second Critical Edition of Whitehead Conference Rescheduled for Fall 2022

— Critical Edition Update —

Critical Edition of Whitehead quarterly update, spring 2021

March 31, 2021

This is our first update since the publication of the second volume of the Critical Edition, which covers Whitehead’s second and third year of Harvard lectures. It was published in late January in the UK and in late February in the US. For a limited time, the book is available through EUP’s website with a… Read More Critical Edition of Whitehead quarterly update, spring 2021

— Call for Papers, Conference Announcement, News —

Announcing the Second Critical Edition of Whitehead conference + Call for papers

January 28, 2021

We are pleased to announce that a two-day virtual conference on the significance of the second volume of Whitehead’s Harvard lectures will take place on Friday and Saturday, 17–18 September 2021, 8:00AM–noon PST (GMT-8). Registration for the conference is free. You can see full details for the conference here. If you would like to submit… Read More Announcing the Second Critical Edition of Whitehead conference + Call for papers

— Blog, New Books —

The missing drafts of Whitehead’s books

January 22, 2021

If Whitehead had taken care to preserve the drafts of his books and essays, his lecture notes, and his correspondence—in short, left behind the sort of Nachlass that important scholars often do—then a critical edition of his writings would no doubt have taken place long before now. As it stands, the idea of a Critical… Read More The missing drafts of Whitehead’s books

— New Books —

On Philosophy, Intelligibility, and the Ordinary

January 11, 2021

Available from Lexington Books Amazon On Philosophy, Intelligibility, and the Ordinary: Going the Bloody Hard Way Randy RamalPublication Date: February, 2021 Randy Ramal argues that philosophy’s main responsibility lies in providing intelligibility to the ordinary language of everyday life while dispelling unwarranted skepticism. Philosophers need to go the hard way to fulfill this responsibility because… Read More On Philosophy, Intelligibility, and the Ordinary

— Critical Edition Update —

Critical Edition of Whitehead year-end update, winter 2020

December 27, 2020

In our final Edition update of last year, we started by noting that we had just submitted the completed manuscript for the second volume of Whitehead’s Harvard lectures (HL2) to Edinburgh University Press. After a long copy-editing and proofing process, the proofs have been locked off and the book is ready for publication. We have… Read More Critical Edition of Whitehead year-end update, winter 2020

— News —

Whitehead Reading Group 2021

December 10, 2020

The Whitehead Research Project is excited to announce an opportunity to explore and discuss the contents of the Whitehead Research Library (WRL). Launched in February 2019, the WRL contains archival Whitehead materials seldom or never seen before, including almost the entirety of the papers donated to WRP by Whitehead’s grandson. Starting in late January 2021,… Read More Whitehead Reading Group 2021

— New Books —

Untying the Gordian Knot

December 7, 2020

Available from Lexington Books Amazon Untying the Gordian Knot: Process, Reality, and Context Timothy E. EastmanPublication Date: December, 2020 In Untying the Gordian Knot: Process, Reality, and Context, Timothy E. Eastman proposes a new creative synthesis, the Logoi framework—which is radically inclusive and incorporates both actuality and potentiality—to show how the fundamental notions of process, logic, and relations,… Read More Untying the Gordian Knot

— New Books —

Mind, Value, and Cosmos

November 10, 2020

Available from Lexington Books Amazon Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy Andrew M. DavisPublication Date: October, 2020 Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy is an investigation into the nature of ultimacy and explanation, particularly as it relates to the status of, and relationship among Mind, Value, and the… Read More Mind, Value, and Cosmos

— Critical Edition Update —

Critical Edition of Whitehead quarterly update, fall 2020

October 1, 2020

The thing presently at the forefront of our minds is once again the second volume of Whitehead’s Harvard Lectures (HL2). We now have the first round of proofs in our hands, and we’re diligently looking through them to make sure that everything is as it should be. The presence of many mathematical/logical symbols makes it… Read More Critical Edition of Whitehead quarterly update, fall 2020