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Everyone Flows

- A Process Philosophy of Human Life
Af: John Dupre Engelsk Paperback

Everyone Flows

- A Process Philosophy of Human Life
Af: John Dupre Engelsk Paperback
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Everyone Flows starts with an ancient and fundamental philosophical question: whether we live in a world of things, stable, autonomous, and with sharp boundaries, or a world of processes in flux, in which stabilities are only transient and processes are inextricably intertwined with one another. The first three chapters of the book make a forceful argument for the latter view, especially as applied to living beings. Special attention is given to organisms and lineages as processes, the latter being the processes in which evolution occurs. Lineages generate organisms, but organisms compose lineages, illustrating the deep hierarchical interconnections of the world of process. The interconnectedness of life is amplified with an extended consideration of the omnipresence of symbiosis, and some reflections on the processual character of the pregnant mammal.The final three chapters of the book apply the processual view of nature to problems more specific to the human. A starting point here is the uniqueness of the human lineage, in respect of its sociality and behavioural plasticity, which together enable a unique division of labour, and also in respect of the extent and complexity of the niche that humans have constructed for their occupation. It is shown that the processual perspective on the human organism and lineage offers surprising and radical insights into topics including the nature of personal identity, the possibility of indefinite life extension, human nature, human classifications (including those provided by race and gender), and freedom of the will.
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Everyone Flows starts with an ancient and fundamental philosophical question: whether we live in a world of things, stable, autonomous, and with sharp boundaries, or a world of processes in flux, in which stabilities are only transient and processes are inextricably intertwined with one another. The first three chapters of the book make a forceful argument for the latter view, especially as applied to living beings. Special attention is given to organisms and lineages as processes, the latter being the processes in which evolution occurs. Lineages generate organisms, but organisms compose lineages, illustrating the deep hierarchical interconnections of the world of process. The interconnectedness of life is amplified with an extended consideration of the omnipresence of symbiosis, and some reflections on the processual character of the pregnant mammal.The final three chapters of the book apply the processual view of nature to problems more specific to the human. A starting point here is the uniqueness of the human lineage, in respect of its sociality and behavioural plasticity, which together enable a unique division of labour, and also in respect of the extent and complexity of the niche that humans have constructed for their occupation. It is shown that the processual perspective on the human organism and lineage offers surprising and radical insights into topics including the nature of personal identity, the possibility of indefinite life extension, human nature, human classifications (including those provided by race and gender), and freedom of the will.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN-13: 9780198966647
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0198966644
Udg. Dato: 1 maj 2025
Længde: 8mm
Bredde: 139mm
Højde: 217mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 1 maj 2025
Forfatter(e): John Dupre
Forfatter(e) John Dupre


Kategori Filosofi: metafysik og ontologi


ISBN-13 9780198966647


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 144


Udgave


Længde 8mm


Bredde 139mm


Højde 217mm


Udg. Dato 1 maj 2025


Oplagsdato 1 maj 2025


Forlag Oxford University Press

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