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Book SynopsisHow do we make ourselves a Whiteheadian proposition? This question exposes the multivalent connections between postmodern thought and Whitehead’s philosophy, with particular attention to his understanding of propositions. Edited by Roland Faber, Michael Halewood, and Andrew M. Davis, Propositions in the Making articulates the newest reaches of Whiteheadian propositions for a postmodern world. It does so by activating interdisciplinary lures of feeling, living, and co-creating the world anew. Rather than a “logical assertion,” Whitehead described a proposition as a “lure for feeling” for a collectivity to come. It cannot be reduced to the verbal content of logical justifications, but rather the feeling content of aesthetic valuations. In creatively expressing these propositions in wide relevance to existential, ethical, educational, theological, aesthetic, technological, and societal concerns, the contributors to this volume enact nothing short of “a Whiteheadian Laboratory.”
Trade ReviewThis book offers a variety of approaches to the understanding of Alfred North Whitehead's theory of propositions. For Whitehead, a proposition is less a statement to be judged true or false, than it is a suggestion that proposes alternative ways of thinking, and encourages us to think about new possibilities. The essays in this volume look at the various ways -- some more concrete, and some more abstract -- that Whitehead offers us openings and opportunities for change. -- Steven Shaviro, Wayne State University
Table of ContentsContents Abbreviations Editor’s Preamble Part I. The Making of Propositions 1 For a Whiteheadian Laboratory: How Do you Make Yourself a Propostion? Erin Manning and Brian Massumi Part II. Thinking Propositions 2 Knowing Whitehead? Michael Halewood 3 Space, Time, and the Deity of Peace Roland Faber 4 Designing Propositions A.J. Nocek 5 An Internet of Actual Occasions: Notes Toward Understanding 21st Century Tendencies in Media, Communications, and World Andrew Murphie 6 Thinking with Whitehead about Existential Risk James Burton 7 Witness at the Slaughterhouse: Seeking Conflicting Propositions for Alternate Futures Brianne Donaldson 8 Communities Keep the Dream Alive as Proposition? Timothy Murphy 9 Geology Not Chronology: Problems of Naming in Education Matthew Goulish Part III. Experimenting With Propositions 10 The Question: How Do We Make Ourselves a Proposition? Susanne Valerie [Granzer] 11. Choreographic Propositions: Grasping the environmental excess that feels like nothing, yet Diego Gil Notes on Contributors Index
