Process Theories: Crossdisciplinary Studies in Dynamic Categories

Much, if not most, ontology is based on objects, entities, things, that is, static structures as primitives. It seems strange, once you realise the crucial importance of processes and events, that is, dynamic structures. Yet dynamic- or process-friendly philosophy has hardly ever been mainstream. If you are looking for an interesting alternative, you might be interested in reading Process Theories.


The book, edited by Johanna Seibt, collects papers from the meeting "Processes: Analysis and Applications of Dynamic Categories, 2002). It contains many intersting essays. I would recommend in particular:

• The introduction
• J. Seibt, Free Process Theory: Towards a Typology of Occurrings
• M. H. Bickhard, Process and Emergence: Normative Function and Representation
• W. Christensen, Self-directedness: a process Approach to Cognition