Process Metaphysics: Coherences and Consequences

Abstract Process metaphysics is both internally coherent and coherent with what we know about the basic ‘what there is’ of the world, whereas a particle-as-particular metaphysics is neither. One consequence of a process metaphysics is that metaphysical emergence becomes explicable, and, in turn, nor...

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Main Author: Mark Bickhard
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Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2024-09-01
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description Abstract Process metaphysics is both internally coherent and coherent with what we know about the basic ‘what there is’ of the world, whereas a particle-as-particular metaphysics is neither. One consequence of a process metaphysics is that metaphysical emergence becomes explicable, and, in turn, normative emergence. This point is developed with models of the emergence of normative function and of representation. These are steps toward an integrated naturalistic understanding of the world.
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spelling doaj-art-525d12e32f01411a9f320354f0d658bf2025-08-20T01:54:31ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasManuscrito2317-630X2024-09-0147210.1590/0100-6045.2024.v47n2.mbProcess Metaphysics: Coherences and ConsequencesMark Bickhardhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-9437Abstract Process metaphysics is both internally coherent and coherent with what we know about the basic ‘what there is’ of the world, whereas a particle-as-particular metaphysics is neither. One consequence of a process metaphysics is that metaphysical emergence becomes explicable, and, in turn, normative emergence. This point is developed with models of the emergence of normative function and of representation. These are steps toward an integrated naturalistic understanding of the world.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452024000200401&lng=en&tlng=enProcess MetaphysicsEmergenceFunctionRepresentation
spellingShingle Mark Bickhard
Process Metaphysics: Coherences and Consequences
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Process Metaphysics
Emergence
Function
Representation
title Process Metaphysics: Coherences and Consequences
title_full Process Metaphysics: Coherences and Consequences
title_fullStr Process Metaphysics: Coherences and Consequences
title_full_unstemmed Process Metaphysics: Coherences and Consequences
title_short Process Metaphysics: Coherences and Consequences
title_sort process metaphysics coherences and consequences
topic Process Metaphysics
Emergence
Function
Representation
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