Author: Joe Petek

— Conference Announcement —

Upcoming Conference: Experience and Reality

November 9, 2012

Experience & Reality: Thinking with Whitehead and American Pragmatism In keeping with its mission to analyze the relevance of Whitehead’s thought in dialogue with contemporary philosophies, the Whitehead Research Project is hosting it’s sixth international conference to explore current lines of congruence and tension between American pragmatism and contemporary Whitehead scholarship. This conference will encourage… Read More Upcoming Conference: Experience and Reality

— New Books —

New Book: Foundations of Relational Realism

August 23, 2012

The Contemporary Whitehead Studies series is pleased to announce its third volume: Foundations of Relational Realism: Quantum Mechanics, Category Theory, and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. Forthcoming in 2013, in this unique two-part volume, designed to be comprehensible by both specialists and non-specialists, the authors demonstrate that the decoherent histories interpretation of quantum mechanics,… Read More New Book: Foundations of Relational Realism

— Call for Papers —

Call for Papers: Experience and Reality

June 20, 2012

Sixth International Conference: Call For Graduate Student Papers The Whitehead Research Project announces its Sixth International Conference, entitled “Experience & Reality: Thinking with Whitehead and American Pragmatism,” to be held at Claremont Graduate University on November 29-December 1, 2012. This conference will explore current lines of congruence and tension between American pragmatism, classical American philosophy,… Read More Call for Papers: Experience and Reality

— News —

Death of James Bradley

May 31, 2012

James Bradley Passed Away (May 31, 2012) It is with great sadness that we report the death of James Bradley, Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department of Philosophy at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. James passed away on May 17th, 2012. James was on the International Board of Academic Advisors for the… Read More Death of James Bradley

— New Books —

New Book: Butler on Whitehead

April 1, 2012

We are pleased to announce the second volume of the Contemporary Whitehead Studies series: Butler on Whitehead: On the Occasion. This volume is based on the first set of formal conversations which brings together the dynamic philosophies of two eminent thinkers: Judith Butler and Alfred North Whitehead. READ MORE »

— News —

News: Jay McDaniel

December 12, 2011

Thinking in a Whiteheadian Mode (December 12, 2011) Jay McDaniel, Professor of Religion at Hendrix College, scholar of Whitehead, and author of the website Jesus, Jazz, and Buddhism (JJB), provides an interesting reflection on what it means to be a process thinker, and reviews the variety of vantage points represented at WRP’s fifth international conference,… Read More News: Jay McDaniel

— New Books —

New Books: Nature and Logos; Whitehead and Social Theory

August 19, 2011

A. N. Whitehead and Social Theory: Tracing a Culture of Thought by Michael Halewood “This book outlines Whitehead’s philosophy, using it to reorient a range of specific questions and topics within contemporary social theory, namely: the relation of language and the body; the relationship between the individual and society; sexual difference; conceptions of nature; the… Read More New Books: Nature and Logos; Whitehead and Social Theory

— Call for Manuscripts —

Call for Manuscripts: Contemporary Whitehead Studies

August 1, 2011

The Whitehead Research Project is seeking scholarly contributions to its book series, Contemporary Whitehead Studies, published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield. The series will explore original and innovative approaches connecting the work of A. N. Whitehead to contemporary philosophies and current questions across the humanities and around the world. CWS especially… Read More Call for Manuscripts: Contemporary Whitehead Studies

— Conference Announcement —

Upcoming Conference: “Whitehead: The Next Generation”

April 1, 2011

Fifth International Conference The Whitehead Research Project announces its Fifth International Conference, entitled “Whitehead: The Next Generation,” to be held in Claremont, California, at Claremont Graduate University on December 1-3, 2011. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alfred North Whitehead, the Whitehead Research Project will gather emerging Whitehead scholars both from… Read More Upcoming Conference: “Whitehead: The Next Generation”