2 Speculative Metaphysics: Defining the Ideal

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Part I In Search of a New Metaphysics
7. 1 Introduction: Metaphysics, Science, Common Sense 1
8. 2 Speculative Metaphysics: Defining the Ideal 17
9. Part II From Permanence to Process
10. 3 Deconstructing Tradition: Substance Revisited 31
11. 4 The Flowing Self: From Monads to Actual Occasions 47
12. 5 Overcoming the Cartesian Legacy: The Process Concept of Substance 61
13. Part III From Process to Permanence
14. 6 Changing Shapes of Reality: Understanding Nature under a Social Analogy 79
15. 7 Theological Afterthoughts: A Neo-Platonic God for a Darwinian Universe? 101
16. 8 Conclusion: The Ethics of Creativity – A Deweyan Critique 115
17. Appendix: The Making of a Metaphysician – A Biographical Note 129
18. Bibliography 133
19. Index 141