Propositions in the Making: Experiments in a Whiteheadian Laboratory

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How do we make ourselves a Whiteheadian proposition This question exposes the multivalent connections between postmodern thought and Whiteheads philosophy, with particular attention to his understanding of propositions. Edited by Roland Faber, Michael Halewood, and Andrew M. Davis, Propositions in the Making articulates the newest reaches of Whiteheadian propositions for a postmodern world. It does so by activating interdisciplinary lures of feeling, living, and co-creating the world anew. Rather than a logical assertion, Whitehead described a proposition as a lure for feeling for a collectivity to come. It cannot be reduced to the verbal content of logical justifications, but rather the feeling content of aesthetic valuations. In creatively expressing these propositions in wide relevance to existential, ethical, educational, theological, aesthetic, technological, and societal concerns, the contributors to this volume enact nothing short of a Whiteheadian Laboratory.

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This book offers a variety of approaches to the understanding of Alfred North Whitehead's theory of propositions. For Whitehead, a proposition is less a statement to be judged true or false, than it is a suggestion that proposes alternative ways of thinking, and encourages us to think about new possibilities. The essays in this volume look at the various ways -- some more concrete, and some more abstract -- that Whitehead offers us openings and opportunities for change. -- Steven Shaviro, Wayne State University

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Roland Faber is Kilsby Family/John B. Cobb, Jr., professor of process studies at Claremont School of Theology, professor of religion and philosophy at Claremont Graduate University, co-director of the Center for Process Studies, and executive director of the Whitehead Research Project. Michael Halewood is a senior lecturer at the University of Essex. Andrew M. Davis is a Ph.D. candidate at Claremont School of Theology in Religion and Process Philosophy.