This is the foundation of what is called process thought or process philosophy. This metaphysics overcomes the serious limitations of a Cartesian view of the universe that separates mind from body and mental activity from "real things." The process vision places process as primary; what we call "things" come into being via a process.

This is the corrected edition of Whitehead's magnum opus. This is a challenging book to master without assistance from one or more of the following: An experienced and excellent teacher; Donald Sherburne's Key to Process and Reality; Robert Mesle's Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead; the Center for Process (www.ctr4process.org) in Claremont, CA. ( )