Contemporary Whitehead Studies
Encyclopedia
Contemporary Whitehead Studies (CWS) is an interdisciplinary, international book series for contemporary and innovative approaches to Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead, OM FRS was an English mathematician who became a philosopher. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of science, physics, metaphysics, and education...

 studies. CWS will consider proposals for projects from the standpoint of any tradition and perspective.

The book series was founded in 2009 and is published by Rodopi
Rodopi Publishers
Rodopi, founded in 1966 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is an independent academic publishing company with offices in the Netherlands and the United States.Rodopi publishes over 150 titles per year in around 70 peer-reviewed book series and journals...

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CWS is a special series in the Value Inquiry Book Series
Value Inquiry Book Series
The Value Inquiry Book Series is an international scholarly program, that publishes philosophical books in all areas of value inquiry, including social and political thought, ethics, applied philosophy, aesthetics, feminism, pragmatism, personalism, religious values, medical and health values,...

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Editors

  • Roland Faber, Claremont School of Theology
    Claremont School of Theology
    Claremont School of Theology is a graduate school located in Claremont, California, offering Master of Art, Masters of Divinity, Doctorate of Ministry and Ph.D...

    , USA
  • Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University
    Gonzaga University
    Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...

    , USA

Mission

CWS especially seeks projects that:
  • explore the connections between Whitehead and contemporary continental philosophy
    Continental philosophy
    Continental philosophy, in contemporary usage, refers to a set of traditions of 19th and 20th century philosophy from mainland Europe. This sense of the term originated among English-speaking philosophers in the second half of the 20th century, who used it to refer to a range of thinkers and...

    , especially sources, like Heidegger, or contemporary streams like poststructuralism,
  • reconnect Whitehead to pragmatism
    Pragmatism
    Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition centered on the linking of practice and theory. It describes a process where theory is extracted from practice, and applied back to practice to form what is called intelligent practice...

    , analytical philosophy and philosophy of language
    Philosophy of language
    Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...

    , as a matter of source and recourse for an understanding of the tradition out of which Whitehead formulated his philosophic concepts or as a matter of engagement in areas that have excluded Whitehead,
  • explore creative East/West dialogues facilitated by Whitehead’s work,
  • explore the interconnections of the mathematician with the philosopher and the contemporary importance of these parts of Whitehead's work for the dialogue between sciences and humanities,
  • reconnect Whitehead to the wider field of philosophy, the humanities, the sciences and academic research with Whitehead's pluralistic impulses in the context of a pluralistic world,
  • address Whitehead’s philosophy (and, per example, of philosophy per se) in the midst of contemporary problems facing humanity, such as climate change, war & peace, race, and the future development of civilization.


Affiliated Project

Contemporary Whitehead Studies is affiliated with the Whitehead Research Project
Whitehead Research Project
The Whitehead Research Project is dedicated to the research of, and scholarship on, the texts, philosophy, and life of Alfred North Whitehead. It explores and analyzes the relevance of Whitehead's thought in dialogue with contemporary philosophies in order to unfold his philosophy of organism and...

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Volumes

  • # 1. Beyond Metaphysics? Explorations in Alfred North Whitehead’s Late Thought, Edited by Roland Faber, Brian G. Henning, and Clinton Combs (2010). ISBN 9789042031210 E-ISBN 978-90-420-3122-7

External links

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