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A Phenomenological Revision of E. E. Harris's Dialectical HolismThe Need for a New Metaphysics

A Phenomenological Revision of E. E. Harris's Dialectical Holism: The Need for a New Metaphysics [Errol E. Harris (1908–2009) devoted his life to grappling with the big questions concerning the relationships between nature, mind, and knowledge. His 70-plus year career was distinguished, his texts on the history of philosophy, philosophy of science, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and consciousness were widely published, and yet his metaphysics has until now been unrecognized within mainstream discussions. The aim of this chapter is to introduce and briefly situate Harris’s metaphysics within the history of philosophical ideas and motivate the arguments to follow. By way of introduction, Sect. 1.2 outlines the major historical developments in process philosophy and phenomenology that have given rise to Harris’s system. Section 1.3 introduces the scientific theories developed independently in recent decades, which both are supportive of Harris’s methods and may serve to unite traditions of process ontology and phenomenology moving forward. Section 1.4 distils the central arguments to be discussed in the chapters to follow.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Phenomenological Revision of E. E. Harris's Dialectical HolismThe Need for a New Metaphysics

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[Errol E. Harris (1908–2009) devoted his life to grappling with the big questions concerning the relationships between nature, mind, and knowledge. His 70-plus year career was distinguished, his texts on the history of philosophy, philosophy of science, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and consciousness were widely published, and yet his metaphysics has until now been unrecognized within mainstream discussions. The aim of this chapter is to introduce and briefly situate Harris’s metaphysics within the history of philosophical ideas and motivate the arguments to follow. By way of introduction, Sect. 1.2 outlines the major historical developments in process philosophy and phenomenology that have given rise to Harris’s system. Section 1.3 introduces the scientific theories developed independently in recent decades, which both are supportive of Harris’s methods and may serve to unite traditions of process ontology and phenomenology moving forward. Section 1.4 distils the central arguments to be discussed in the chapters to follow.]

Published: Oct 13, 2021

Keywords: E.E. Harris; Dialectical holism; Phenomenology; Pragmatism; Process philosophy; Systems theory

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