The Event Universe : : The Revisionary Metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead / / Leemon B. McHenry.
Argues that events, not substances, are the fundamental units of realityWhat kinds of things are events? Battles, explosions, accidents, crashes, rock concerts would be typical examples of events and these would be reinforced in the way we speak about the world. Philosophers following Aristotle have...
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