Maricopa Community Colleges  PHI234AB   19946-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/24/94
PHI234AB 19946-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Process Philosophy
Basic concepts of process philosophy, including historical sources, modern exponents, and possible applications. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
PHI234AB   19946-99999 Process Philosophy
1. Identify and explain ancient antecedents to process philosophy. (I)
2. Identify and explain modern theories that contribute to process philosophy. (I)
3. Identify and explain the influence of modern process philosophy to religion and ethics. (II)
4. Identify and describe recent applications of process philosophy to religion and ethics. (III)
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PHI234AB   19946-99999 Process Philosophy
    I. Historical Antecedents and Sources of Revolt
        A. Ancient
          1. Parmenedes and Heraclitus: Being vs. becoming
          2. Plato: Flux as participation in ideas
        B. Modern
          1. Issac Newton's atomism
          2. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
          3. Twentieth century reaction against metaphysics
      II. Modern Formualations of Process Philosophy
          A. Henri Bergson and the philosophy of time
          B. A. N. Whitehead and the philosophy of organism
        III. Recent Applications of Process Philosophy
            A. Religion
            B. Ethics
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