2025/2026 Autumn Semester
Topic: Process philosophy, Whitehead's Process and Reality
Target audience: Master's and Doctoral students
Seminars: Thursdays (14:15-15:45)
Location: Delta (Narva mnt 18), room 2006
Seminar led by: Karl Kristjan Kaup (kaup.kristjan@gmail.com) NAIL
Content
We shall read Whitehead's Process and Reality, but due to it's complexity we shall primarily focus on easier secondary texts:
- Donald Sherburne, A Key to Process and Reality,
- C. Robert Mesle, Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead
The seminar is in an inverted format where one/two student(s) hosts and organizes the discussion each week on a topic from Whitehead's Process and Reality or process philosophy in general. All participants will read the corresponding material for each seminar.
List of session topics: here in Google Drive
Sign-up sheet: in Google Drive Please choose a topic for hosting and sign-up by Sunday, 20th September!
Guide for organizing and hosting: in Google Drive
Learning Environment
Seminars take place each week in person in Delta. No online participation!
To Pass
Every week:
- a) read the book chapters about to be discussed
- b) create a HAND-WRITTEN approx. one A5 page length active reading homework (3 things you found important, 3 things you did not understand and 3 further questions)
- c) attend the seminar and participate in the discussion
- d) don't be late
1 free miss each on attending, being late and reading homework. If it's unavoidable or you had a strong reason let me know in advance or ASAP and we can find a way.
For one or two (depending on the number of participants) sessions of your choice: prepare, host and lead the discussion for the materials of the given week.