Spring 2024
Tuesday/Thursdays 5:00-6:20pm
Anteater Learning Pavillion 1100
Professor Brianne Donaldson
[email protected]
Office Krieger Hall 223 (Enter door at Bridge level)
DESCRIPTION
Process philosophy emphasizes events over things, creativity over stasis, experiential perception over cognition, immanence over transcendence, interdependence over separation, and epistemic revision over certainty. Using a historical and contemporary analysis of environmental ethics as a backdrop, we will explore how the “process philosophy of organism”— associated with the mathematician and metaphysician Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947)—offers a constructive foundation for thought, feeling, and action in dynamic systems, societies, and multispecies communities. In addition to Whitehead, we may explore process perspectives from ancient Greece and India, the American pragmatists, and Whitehead-informed Continental philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Isabelle Stengers.
Students will develop their own big question in a research project that may overlap existing work in process studies, environment, and any of the following (non-exhaustive) topics: new materialism, health care, education, climate change, physics, animal ethics, engaged mysticism, process theology, problem of evil, queer studies, the concept of God, feminism, hip-hop futures, and many other areas.
Whitehead’s work is challenging and students who take up the task are encouraged to be self-driven, persistent, and release any aim of mastery. Isabelle Stengers claims, “If Whitehead's work is hard to approach, it is because it demands, with utter discretion, that its readers accept the adventure of the questions that will separate them from every consensus” (Thinking With Whitehead: A Free & Wild Creation of Concepts 2011, 7).
Tuesday/Thursdays 5:00-6:20pm
Anteater Learning Pavillion 1100
Professor Brianne Donaldson
[email protected]
Office Krieger Hall 223 (Enter door at Bridge level)
DESCRIPTION
Process philosophy emphasizes events over things, creativity over stasis, experiential perception over cognition, immanence over transcendence, interdependence over separation, and epistemic revision over certainty. Using a historical and contemporary analysis of environmental ethics as a backdrop, we will explore how the “process philosophy of organism”— associated with the mathematician and metaphysician Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947)—offers a constructive foundation for thought, feeling, and action in dynamic systems, societies, and multispecies communities. In addition to Whitehead, we may explore process perspectives from ancient Greece and India, the American pragmatists, and Whitehead-informed Continental philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Isabelle Stengers.
Students will develop their own big question in a research project that may overlap existing work in process studies, environment, and any of the following (non-exhaustive) topics: new materialism, health care, education, climate change, physics, animal ethics, engaged mysticism, process theology, problem of evil, queer studies, the concept of God, feminism, hip-hop futures, and many other areas.
Whitehead’s work is challenging and students who take up the task are encouraged to be self-driven, persistent, and release any aim of mastery. Isabelle Stengers claims, “If Whitehead's work is hard to approach, it is because it demands, with utter discretion, that its readers accept the adventure of the questions that will separate them from every consensus” (Thinking With Whitehead: A Free & Wild Creation of Concepts 2011, 7).
Opening Recitation
"In its solitariness the spirit asks, What, in the way of value, is the attainment of life? And it can find no such value till it has merged its individual claim with that of the objective universe. Religion is world loyalty."
—Alfred North Whitehead, Religion in the Making (1926), 46
—Alfred North Whitehead, Religion in the Making (1926), 46
Required Texts
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John B. Cobb, Jr., Whitehead Word Book: A Glossary with Alphabetical Index to Technical Terms in Process and Reality (Approx $5-10 to buy)
Available through bookstore or online. Free version available here (but I recommend having one in class if possible so you can look up terms in real time).
Brian G. Henning, Value, Beauty & Nature: The Philosophy of Organism and the Metaphysical Foundations of Environmental Ethics.
Click for Free Version through Langson Library (you can only read this free version online; you cannot check it out. Paperback approximately $35 Hardcover : 9781438495576, 302 pages, December 2023 Paperback : 9781438495569, 302 pages, June 2024 Other readings will be linked or attached in pdf form within the schedule below. Note: Nearly all of Whitehead's metaphysical/philosophical books are fully available online at Google Books or other sources. |
STUDENT VISITING HOURS: COME SEE ME! (Spring 2025)
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Where to find my office: Office Krieger Hall 223 (Bridge level)
Visiting hours start Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
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RESOURCES: The BEDFORD HANDBOOK & 5 WAYS TO TAKE NOTES
Bedford Handbook for In-text Citations and Works Cited (helpful guides on p. 4 and p. 10)
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This is a 20-part YouTube series in which Jay McDaniel, PhD, goes through Whitehead's most central text *Process & Reality.* Each video is 5-7 minutes. You are welcome to use it as you wish in addition to (but not in replacement of) reading/preparing course content.
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5 methods for taking reading and class notes; there are other options online.
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POLICIES
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance will begin the second full week of class, after the drop/add deadline (April 11, 2025). After this date, all students can miss two classes without penalty. On the third absence, students will receive a one-time 3-point deduction, and an additional 3-point deduction for every absence thereafter. These two days apply to illness, religious observance, travel, out of class events, or any other reason. If you choose to miss two days and then fall ill, those absences still count. However, if you have an extended illness, extended family emergency, or extended immigration-related issue, please contact me as soon as you are able to and we will discuss a plan going forward. *Also, if something has kept you from reading or feeling prepared for class, please still come. You can always “pass” in discussion. So long as this is not a regular occurrence, your engaged presence will still benefit you, your peers, and our collective work.
ADD/DROP DEADLINES
Students may DROP or ADD a course through 5:00 p.m. on Friday of the second full week of classes April 11, 2025; click here.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
All of us have different abilities, strengths, and challenges with learning. Students who believe they may need accommodations to succeed in this class are encouraged to register online with the Disability Services Center (or call 949-824-7494) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. This can include priority test-taking, seating preference, transportation, document conversion, among many other possible accommodations. Also, please feel free to meet with me to discuss any ways I can make any aspect of the classroom, materials, or assignments more accessible.
LATE WORK POLICY
The late policy will begin after the drop/add deadline of April 11, 2025. There is a one-hour grace period on all assignments, except online quizzes, which must be completed by class time. After the drop/add deadline, late assignments (after the one-hour grace period) of up to 40 points will receive a one-time 2-point deduction; late assignments over 40 points will receive a one-time 4-point deduction. All work is due by the last day of the final exam.
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Disciplined use of devices for note taking or looking up information relevant to an immediate discussion in class is welcome. Checking out cat memes, doom scrolling, texting, and personal email, while tempting, is not. Various studies link social media to negative thought patterns and varied symptoms of addiction; Other studies report that even short breaks from social media improve well-being. Moreover, it is evident to everyone when a colleague is checked out of class and into their device, and it lessens what the class can be as a whole. I prefer to leave this disciplined restraint to you, but will address it myself if needed. I will do my best to facilitate an active learning environment whenever possible.
Attendance will begin the second full week of class, after the drop/add deadline (April 11, 2025). After this date, all students can miss two classes without penalty. On the third absence, students will receive a one-time 3-point deduction, and an additional 3-point deduction for every absence thereafter. These two days apply to illness, religious observance, travel, out of class events, or any other reason. If you choose to miss two days and then fall ill, those absences still count. However, if you have an extended illness, extended family emergency, or extended immigration-related issue, please contact me as soon as you are able to and we will discuss a plan going forward. *Also, if something has kept you from reading or feeling prepared for class, please still come. You can always “pass” in discussion. So long as this is not a regular occurrence, your engaged presence will still benefit you, your peers, and our collective work.
ADD/DROP DEADLINES
Students may DROP or ADD a course through 5:00 p.m. on Friday of the second full week of classes April 11, 2025; click here.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
All of us have different abilities, strengths, and challenges with learning. Students who believe they may need accommodations to succeed in this class are encouraged to register online with the Disability Services Center (or call 949-824-7494) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. This can include priority test-taking, seating preference, transportation, document conversion, among many other possible accommodations. Also, please feel free to meet with me to discuss any ways I can make any aspect of the classroom, materials, or assignments more accessible.
LATE WORK POLICY
The late policy will begin after the drop/add deadline of April 11, 2025. There is a one-hour grace period on all assignments, except online quizzes, which must be completed by class time. After the drop/add deadline, late assignments (after the one-hour grace period) of up to 40 points will receive a one-time 2-point deduction; late assignments over 40 points will receive a one-time 4-point deduction. All work is due by the last day of the final exam.
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Disciplined use of devices for note taking or looking up information relevant to an immediate discussion in class is welcome. Checking out cat memes, doom scrolling, texting, and personal email, while tempting, is not. Various studies link social media to negative thought patterns and varied symptoms of addiction; Other studies report that even short breaks from social media improve well-being. Moreover, it is evident to everyone when a colleague is checked out of class and into their device, and it lessens what the class can be as a whole. I prefer to leave this disciplined restraint to you, but will address it myself if needed. I will do my best to facilitate an active learning environment whenever possible.
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FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY
Any student who has difficulty affording groceries or accessing sufficient food to eat every day, or who lacks a safe and stable place to live, and believes this may affect their performance in the course, is urged to contact the UCI BASIC NEEDS CENTER at [email protected] / 949-824-0607. Also, please notify me if you'd like to so we can seek out other relevant resources. UCI MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE PHONE LINES (24-HRS/DAY) UCI has several free resources and services to support well-being and safety. Click here / (949) 824-7273 / [email protected]. FIRST GENERATION SUPPORT! Check out the School of Humanities' first-generation services here, including incoming seminar, peer mentor program, and more. |
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ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND PLAGIARISM
We are here to do the hard work of learning together. Academic dishonesty erodes this goal and your own self confidence, and is a serious academic offense that can result in failing a paper, failing the class, and academic dismissal from the university. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION I do write letters of recommendations for students if I feel I can offer a knowledgeable and positive account of an applicant. Because programs requesting such letters are seeking input from someone who has known applicants for a significant duration and depth, I only consider writing for students who I have had in at least two classes (or one class and another substantive manner such as thesis) and who I can genuinely speak to their work quality, attendance, collegiality, clarity, curiosity, and likely success in future programs. Letters require a back and forth with me so please allow ample time for consideration and completion. |
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Assignments
260 Possible Points This Quarter
1. Attendance (see policy above)
2. Pre-class quizzes and question sets (6pts ea.; best 14 of 18 = 70pts) [27%]
3. Quarter-long project: Aspects of a Process Philosophical Response to a Contemporary Environmental Issue (6 parts; 190pts total; Worksheets/rubrics will be provided for each part in Canvas)
1. Attendance (see policy above)
2. Pre-class quizzes and question sets (6pts ea.; best 14 of 18 = 70pts) [27%]
3. Quarter-long project: Aspects of a Process Philosophical Response to a Contemporary Environmental Issue (6 parts; 190pts total; Worksheets/rubrics will be provided for each part in Canvas)
- Worksheet 1: Identify your top two contemporary environmental issues from provided list and briefly describe your interest (0pts)
| Worksheet 1, final project (Process).docx |
- Worksheet 2: Once decided upon in concert with Dr. Donaldson, describe your chosen issue with 3 sources, formatted using The Bedford Handbook (20pts) [8%] (note to BD for future uses; increase the points for this; add 10-20 pts for the paragraph itself)
| Worksheet 2, final project (Process).docx |
- Worksheet 3: Complete the Works Cited Worksheet and Research Charts of substantive engagement for at least 4 Process sources from this course (primary and secondary sources are okay) (40pts) [15%]
- Worksheet 4: Drawing upon the research charts completed in Worksheet 3, fill out the Aspects of a Process Philosophy Response to Contemporary Environmental Issue Worksheet (60pts) [23%]
| Worksheet 3-4, final project (Process).docx |
- Worksheet 5/Powerpoint Video: create and upload a 3-4 minute powerpoint video summary of Aspects of a Process Philosophy Response to your issue, integrating content form your Worksheet 4 (40pts) [15%]
- Worksheet 6/Final Exam: For your final, watch at least 6 different videos created by your peers on a contemporary environmental issue (other than the one you chose). Provide a commentary in the Discussion forum using the rubric on Worksheet 6 (30pts) [12%]
Students who submit substantive research charts for 12 distinct class sessions can earn up to 12 extra credit points. Points will be awarded to charts that include: (1) clear date of the session you are including; (2) all names and sources of the readings for that day with the respective research chart to follow.
All students will earn another 3 pts if 70% of students fill out the class evaluation.
These will be uploaded to Canvas as ONE DOCUMENT by May 16 (any done up to that point) and as ONE DOCUMENT by June 6 (any done between May 16-June 6).
All charts require:
- Works Cited Entry of the chosen entry, formatted according to The Bedford Handbook (see pdf in syllabus “Resources”. Please include (a) the kind of source you think it is and (b) the page that source model is found on in Bedford.
- A 3-column format
- Column 1: page number
- Column 2: Reading concepts (definitions, ideas, quotes, etc.)
- Column 3: Notes to yourself (including connections, repetitive themes, questions etc.)
All work should be your own during this quarter. I welcome you talking to colleagues and peers beforehand, but all quizzes and projects should reflect only your work unless otherwise specified.
UCI Canvas grading guide
A+ 100–96.5
A 96.5–93.5
A- 93.5–90
B+ 90–86.5
B. 86.5–83.5
B- 83.5–80
C+ 80–76.5
C 76.5–73.5
C- 73.5–70
D+ 70–66.5
D 66.5–63.5
D- 63.5–60
F 60–0
WEEKLY SCHEDULE (and Tips for Preparation)
Readings and videos listed in the below schedule should be completed BEFORE coming to class (unless noted by "in-class").
TIPS FOR CLASS PREPARATION:
TIPS FOR CLASS PREPARATION:
- Tips for reading notes: See the video under resources (above) for different note-taking methods; I've built in weekly activities for engaging the readings as well.
- Trouble following a reading or Short on time? Here are some alternatives to skipping class or throwing in the towel:
- What is the full title and who is the author of the reading? Tell us something briefly about the author.
- What kind of source is this, according to The Bedford Handbook (see link in "Resources" above)?
- Pick 1-2 terms in the reading and look them up independently using online sources and just try to understand that term in its context; sharing this info in class will be edifying for us all.
- Pick a figure named in the reading and look them up independently . . . sharing this info in class will be edifying for us all.
- Read the opening paragraph and see if you can identify the main point/s that will be covered
- Read the section headings and the closing paragraph
- "Pass" in class discussion; a rare "pass" is perfectly acceptable so long as it does not happen regularly
I. WHITEHEAD & SPECULATIVE METAPHYSICS
Week 1
1a Tuesday, April 1
Nature Lifeless
Readings (all readings/videos/activities should be completed before class unless noted by "in class.")
Note 2: Whitehead's writing, as a whole, is challenging. We'll rarely read more than a couple pages at a time and often rely on secondary source guides. Don't get hung up on every word. Rather, read for overall themes, spirit, and currents, clearly stated points, and also evocative claims that activate your interests.
Assignments:
Nature Lifeless
Readings (all readings/videos/activities should be completed before class unless noted by "in class.")
- Section 1. "Background," Alfred North Whitehead in Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology
- A.N. Whitehead, Modes of Thought (1938), Lecture 7, "Nature Lifeless" portion, p. 127–32 only (pdf below; I include the whole chapter for those interested, but I note the "Stop" on p. 132)
Note 2: Whitehead's writing, as a whole, is challenging. We'll rarely read more than a couple pages at a time and often rely on secondary source guides. Don't get hung up on every word. Rather, read for overall themes, spirit, and currents, clearly stated points, and also evocative claims that activate your interests.
Assignments:
- Be prepared to discuss what philosophical trends make "Nature" lifeless, according to Whitehead.
| Whitehead, Modes of Thought (Lecture 7 "Nature Lifeless").pdf |
1b Thursday, April 3
Nature Alive
Readings
Nature Alive
Readings
- A.N. Whitehead, Modes of Thought (1938), Lecture 8, "Nature Alive" portion, p. 148–54 only (pdf below; I include the whole chapter for those interested, but I note the "Stop" on p. 154)
- If you did not complete readings from last session (Section 1: Background & Lecture 7 "Nature Lifeless"), please do.
- Complete Quiz 1 on Canvas by class time
- Be prepared to discuss what philosophical trends make "Nature" alive, according to Whitehead.
| Whitehead, Modes of Thought (Lecture 8 "Nature Alive").pdf |
Week 2
2a Tuesday, April 8
From a Metaphysics of Being to Becoming
Reading
From a Metaphysics of Being to Becoming
Reading
- Brian Henning, Value, Beauty and Nature (hereafter VBN), Ch 1, "In Defense of Systematic, Speculative Metaphysics" (p. 21–36) See "Texts" section above to access this text for free.
- A.N. Whitehead, Process and Reality (1929), Preface, portion, p. xi-xv (pdf below; I include highlighted portions so you can get a sense of Whitehead's own voice at the start of his magnum opus Process and Reality)
- Complete Quiz 2 on Canvas by class time
- In-class: We'll discuss Worksheet 1 for the final project
| Whitehead, Process & Reality, Preface.pdf |
II. PROCESS PHILOSOPHY OF ORGANISM
2b Thursday, April 10
From Mechanism to Organism
Reading
From Mechanism to Organism
Reading
- Henning, VBN, Introduction portion (start at p. 8 "Let us briefly . . ."; stop at p. 15 "Given our overview")
- John B. Cobb, Jr., Whitehead Word Book (hereafter WWB)
- p. 12-20 (Terms: Categories of Existence, Actual Entity, Actual Occasion, Occasion of Experience, Actual World)
- Complete Quiz 3 on Canvas by class time
- In class: we'll watch Faculty Office Hours
Week 3
3a Tuesday, April 15
From Things to Events
Readings
From Things to Events
Readings
- Steven Shaviro, "Deleuze's Encounter with Whitehead," p. 1–7 (pdf below)
- Familiarize yourself briefly with the continental philosopher Gilles Deleuze from any source
- Cobb, WWB, p. 24-26 (Nexus, Societies and Empty Space)
- Complete Quiz 4 on Canvas by class time
- Upload Worksheet 1 by class time
- Go over Worksheet 2 for final project
| Shaviro, Deleuze's Encounter with Whitehead.pdf |
3b Thursday, April 17
From Consciousness to Prehensions
Readings
From Consciousness to Prehensions
Readings
- Shaviro, "Deleuze's Encounter with Whitehead," p. 7-12
- Cobb, WWB, p. 29–36 (Prehension, Feeling, Subject and Superject, Negative Prehensions)
- Complete Quiz 5 on Canvas by class time
Week 4
4a Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day)
From Independent Individuals to Social Multiplicities
Readings
From Independent Individuals to Social Multiplicities
Readings
- Henning, VBN, Ch 6 "Individuals" portion: 135–39 (stop at "W. Norris Clarke gives voice..."); 144–45 (start at 144 "Both of Clarke's . . . " and stop at 145, "If a substance ontology is truly . . "); 147–50 (start at 147 bottom, "On Whitehead's organic model..." and stop at 150 top "Whereas for other accounts...")
- Cobb, WWB
- p. 21-23 (Eternal Objects)
- p. 43–46 (Living Person)
- p. 58 (The Ontological Principle)
- Complete Quiz 6 on Canvas by class time
III. PURPOSE, VALUE, ETHICS
4b Thursday, April 24
From Purposeless Causality to Purposive Self-causation (teleology="the study of purpose/ends")
Readings
From Purposeless Causality to Purposive Self-causation (teleology="the study of purpose/ends")
Readings
- Henning, VBN, Ch 7 "Teleology and the Naturalistic Fallacy" portion: 161–62 (stop at bottom of 162); 174–82 (start at 174 section heading "Moore and the Naturalistic Fallacy" and stop at end of 182)
- Cobb, WWB
- p. 36–38 (Conceptual and Reverted Prehensions or Feelings)
- p. 39 (Ingression of Eternal Objects)
- p. 40 (The Physical and Mental [or Conceptual] Poles)
- 46–48 (Proposition)
- Complete Quiz 7 on Canvas by class time
Week 5
5a Tuesday, April 29
From Useless Matter to Intrinsic Value (axiology="study of value")
Readings
From Useless Matter to Intrinsic Value (axiology="study of value")
Readings
- Henning, VBN, Ch 2 "Value" portion: p. 42–58 (start at 42 heading "Intrinsic Value"; stop at end of 58)
- Henning, VBN, Ch 3 "Whitehead, Callicott, Rolston" portion: p. 83–86 (start at 83 top heading "Value" and stop at end of page 86)
- Familiarize yourself briefly with Holmes Rolston, Jr. from any source
- Cobb, WWB:
- 59–60 (Subjective Aim and Decision)
- 62–63 (Concrescence and Time)
- Complete Quiz 8 on Canvas by class time
5b Thursday, May 1
From Moral Theory to Beauty-generating Contrasts (aesthetics="beauty/order")
Readings
From Moral Theory to Beauty-generating Contrasts (aesthetics="beauty/order")
Readings
- Henning, VBN, Ch 4 "Beauty" portion: p. 91–96 (stop at 96 top "Though notable in its absence"); 97–102 (start at 97 mid-page "Indeed, we find..." and stop at 102 bottom heading "Peace")
- Familiarize yourself briefly with Aldo Leopold from any source
- Cobb, WWB, p. 69–71 (Creativity as Ultimate)
- Complete Quiz 9 on Canvas by class time
- Worksheet 2 due date is extended to Sunday, May 4 at 5pm
| Robinson & Terrance, Challenge for Land Acknowledgments.pdf |
Week 6
6a Tuesday, May 6 (Brian Henning Visit on Zoom)
Peace as Proposition
Readings
Peace as Proposition
Readings
- Henning, VBN, Ch 4 "Beauty" portion: p. 102–104 (start at heading "Peace" to the end of 104)
- Whitehead, Adventures of Ideas, Ch 20 "Peace" p. 284–286 (pdf below)
- Complete Quiz 10 on Canvas by class time
- BD note to self: consider adding engagement on society here (traditionalism/progressivism)
| Whitehead, Adventures of Ideas, Ch 20.pdf |
6b Thursday, May 8
Discuss Henning's Visit and Student Projects
In-class: play "Happy Shopper" Game
In-class: go over Worksheet 3
Assignments
Discuss Henning's Visit and Student Projects
In-class: play "Happy Shopper" Game
In-class: go over Worksheet 3
Assignments
- No Quiz today; come prepared to discuss Tuesday's meeting
- Reminder: Upload any extra credit Research Charts by Friday May 16, 5pm as one document (only include charts done between the start of class and May 15 session)
Week 7
7a Tuesday, May 13
God-as-Ethical Lure
Readings
Assignments
God-as-Ethical Lure
Readings
- Brianne Donaldson, Creaturely Cosmologies, Ch 5, p. 93–105 only (pdf below)
- Cobb, WWB, p. 71–75 (God, The Primordial and Consequent Natures of God)
- Whitehead, Process and Reality, p. 244–45 (pdf below)
- Optional (not required; only for those interested): Cobb, 77-78 "Initial Aim"
- Optional (not required; only for those interested): "Whitehead's Doctrine of God," Open Horizons.org.
Assignments
- Complete Quiz 11 on Canvas by class time
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IV. APPLICATIONS
7b Thursday, May 15
Lures Beyond (Multispecies) Loss
Readings
Complete Quiz 12 on Canvas by class time
Upload any extra credit Research Charts by Friday May 16, 5pm as one document (only include charts done between the start of class and this session)
Lures Beyond (Multispecies) Loss
Readings
- Brianne Donaldson, Creaturely Cosmologies, Ch 6, p. 113–122 only; stop at heading "The Omniscient, Liberated Siddha" (pdf below)
- Whitehead, Process and Reality, 342–43; 344–46
- Optional (not required; only for those interested: Cobb, 75-76 ("Perpetual Perishing")
Complete Quiz 12 on Canvas by class time
Upload any extra credit Research Charts by Friday May 16, 5pm as one document (only include charts done between the start of class and this session)
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Week 8
8a Tuesday, May 20
Process Theopoetics
Readings
Process Theopoetics
Readings
- Jon Ivan Gill, "Reconstructions of Religious Identities and Racial Ideologies in Process Philosophy and Hip-hop Culture" in Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of a Process Aesthetic Religion (pdf below), p. 10–25
- Complete Quiz 13 on Canvas by class time
| Gill, Underground Rap as Religion, Ch 1pdf |
8b Thursday, May 22 (OUR CLASS WILL BE ON ZOOM: with Dr. Jon Gill https://uci.zoom.us/j/98945597900)
Multi/race/less/ness as Identity in Process
Readings
Multi/race/less/ness as Identity in Process
Readings
- Gill, "Reconstructions of Religious Identities and Racial Ideologies in Process Philosophy and Hip-hop Culture" in Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of a Process Aesthetic Religion (pdf above), p. 26–36
- Complete Quiz 14 on Canvas by class time
Week 9
9a Tuesday, May 27
Hierarchy and the Ethics of Eating
Readings
9b Thursday, May 29
Cosmic Pluralism
Readings
Hierarchy and the Ethics of Eating
Readings
- Henning, VBN, Ch 5 "Hierarchy" portion: p. 105–6 (stop at heading "Deep Ecology, Ecofeminism, and Hierarchy"); 122–33 (start at 122 bottom heading "Eating Animals and the Robbery of Life" to end of chapter)
- Complete Quiz 15 on Canvas by class time
9b Thursday, May 29
Cosmic Pluralism
Readings
- Matthew Segall, "The 'Innocence of Becoming': Nietzsche, Whitehead, and Nihilism as a Pathological Transitional Stage between Monism and Pluralism"
- Look up "monism" and "pluralism" if needed
- Complete Quiz 16 on Canvas by class time
Week 10
10a Tuesday, June 3
Education Lifeless
Readings
Education Lifeless
Readings
- Whitehead, The Aims of Education (1929), p. 1–7 (pdf below)
- Complete Quiz 17 on Canvas by class time
10b Thursday, June 5
Education Alive
Readings
Education Alive
Readings
- Rabindranath Tagore, "My School"
- Familiarize yourself briefly with Rabindranath Tagore from any source
- Complete Quiz 18 on Canvas by class time
- Upload any extra credit Research Charts (only those done between May 16 and June 6) by Friday June 6 5pm as one document
Week 11 / Finals
The Final Exam is part of the quarter-long project and will be detailed in a Worksheet on Canvas later in the quarter.
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Notes for BD next time I offer this class
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Notes for BD next time I offer this class
- consider SMW Ch 7 instead of MT readings for Sessions 1a-b
- With negative prehsions in Cobb, add in "conceptual and reverted prehensions or feelings" ON session 4a or before, add in Cobb, "Pure and Hybrid Physical Prehensions or Feelings," p. 42–43 (either with or just before eternal objects, living person, etc.)