• schopenhauer1
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    Can anyone explain what creativity (or novelty) is in Whitehead's philosophy? Where did this come from, and how does it explain how change is possible in Whitehead's philosophy? Does change just happen as the grounding of everything? It seems like fiat that things can combine into novel occasions. Where does time fit into Whitehead's philosophy? What are the differences between "corpuscular societies of occasions" and "compound individuals" in term of their experiential qualities?
  • anonymous66
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    I'm also interested in Whitehead and his philosophy, but all I've done so far is read a couple of opinions about him and his work, so I can't answer your questions.
  • schopenhauer1
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    I'm also interested in Whitehead and his philosophy, but all I've done so far is read a couple of opinions about him and his work, so I can't answer your questions.anonymous66

    Fair enough, it is a very obtuse philosophy. The basics are relatively easy, but I have some questions that cannot be answered without more technical knowledge. For example, what justifies "creativity" to be (what I think to be) an axiom of this theory.
  • _db
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    You might try this question over at the older PF.
  • schopenhauer1
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    You might try this question over at the older PF.darthbarracuda

    Good point, I'm sure apokrisis will want to field that one.
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