— 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”

— News —

News: Roland Faber to Speak

January 29, 2011

Roland Faber will deliver the keynote address at a Library of Congress symposium on Whitehead: “Three Hundred Years of Whitehead: Halfway” Professor Roland Faber, Kilsby Family/John B. Cobb Jr. Professor of Process Studies, has been invited to lecture at the Library of Congress on February 17. This keynote address, given to the larger public, will… Read More News: Roland Faber to Speak

— News —

News: Death of Reiner Wiehl

January 24, 2011

The Whitehead Research Project sadly reports the death of Reiner Wiehl, philosopher and Whitehead expert at the University of Heidelberg. Professor Wiehl died on December 30, 2010, at the age of 81. He served as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Heidelberg since 1976, where lectured and wrote on Kant, Whitehead, and existentialism. Together… Read More News: Death of Reiner Wiehl

— New Books —

New Books: Secrets of Becoming; Event and Decision

June 25, 2010

Roland Faber is pleased to announce the publication of Secrets of Becoming: Negotiating Whitehead, Deleuze, and Butler, Roland Faber and Andrea M. Stephenson, eds., (New York: Fordham University Press, 2010) Event and Decision: Ontology and Politics in Badiou, Deleuze, and Whitehead, Roland Faber, Henry Krips, and Daniel. Pettus, eds., Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010)

— New Books —

New Books: Secrets of Becoming; Event and Decision

June 25, 2010

Roland Faber is pleased to announce the publication of Secrets of Becoming: Negotiating Whitehead, Deleuze, and Butler, Roland Faber and Andrea M. Stephenson, eds., (New York: Fordham University Press, 2010) Event and Decision: Ontology and Politics in Badiou, Deleuze, and Whitehead, Roland Faber, Henry Krips, and Daniel. Pettus, eds., Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010) Secrets… Read More New Books: Secrets of Becoming; Event and Decision

— News —

News: First Whitehead Member

March 4, 2010

The Whitehead Research Project is pleased to announce Dr. Timothy E. Eastman as our first Whitehead Member. Tim has very generously donated a substantial number of Whitehead’s works to WRP, many of which are first editions. Tim’s donation will help bring WRP closer to creating the Whitehead Research Interface (EVE), the first digital edition of… Read More News: First Whitehead Member