It’s wonderful to see that process-relational theory is getting noticed in the study of social-ecological systems. A new article in Ecology and Society, Garcia et al’s “Adopting process-relational perspectives to tackle the challenges of social-ecological systems research,” argues that a process-relational perspective, “which focuses on nonequilibrium dynamics and relations between processes,” can help the field […]
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Process-relational readings
Posted in GeoPhilosophy, tagged new materialism, ontology, organization studies, process research, process-relational theory, process-relational thought, relational theories, relationalism, speculative realism, sustainability science, sustainability studies, Whitehead on March 21, 2020 | 1 Comment »
A very helpful analytical review of the “relational paradigm in sustainability research, practice, and education” has just been published online by Ambio. While it’s limited to a certain selection of key publications, the article, by European sustainabililty researchers Zack Walsh, Jessica Bohme, and Christine Wamsler, covers the terrain of “relational approaches” to ontology, epistemology, and […]
The second ontological twist
Posted in GeoPhilosophy, tagged Buddhism, C. S. Peirce, Huayan Buddhism, Mind-Only Buddhism, ontology, Peirce, process philosophy, process-relational theory, semiotics, Y, Yogacara philosophy on July 10, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
I keep trying to rephrase the second piece of the “double insight” — or two ontological “twists” — around which the philosophical argument of Shadowing the Anthropocene (and Ecologies of the Moving Image) is woven. The first insight is the process-relational one, which is at the core of both A. N. Whitehead’s metaphysics and many variations […]
(Mc)Mindfulness?
Posted in GeoPhilosophy, SpiritMatter, tagged Buddhism, McMindfulness, mindfulness, Peirce, political ecology, practice, process-relational theory, Shadowing the Anthropocene, Shinzen Young on June 22, 2019 | 2 Comments »
A Guardian article making the rounds on social media argues that the mindfulness movement has become “the new capitalist spirituality” — “magical thinking on steroids,” which instead of overturning the “neoliberal order,” now “only serves to reinforce its destructive logic.” This “McMindfulness,” as Ronald Purser calls it, has been “stripped of the teachings on ethics […]
Updated process-relational theory primer
Posted in GeoPhilosophy, tagged C. S. Peirce, process philosophy, process-relational theory, process-relational thought, Whitehead on June 2, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
I originally presented a “primer” to process-relational philosophy on this blog back in 2010. A substantially updated version of it is part of my book, Shadowing the Anthropocene. Here it is as a stand-alone, 10-page PDF file.
Shadowing the Anthropocene: a reader’s guide
Posted in AnthropoScene, GeoPhilosophy, tagged Adrian Ivakhiv, Alfred North Whitehead, Anthropocene, books, Charles Sanders Peirce, ontology, process-relational theory, Shadowing the Anthropocene, writing on October 13, 2018 | 8 Comments »
Here’s the “reader’s guide” I promised for Shadowing the Anthropocene. It begins with a quick summary of the book’s main contribution — a kind of “master key” to what it tries to do. It then lays out a set of paths one can take through the book, which would be useful for readers with an […]
Shadowing the Anthropocene
Posted in AnthropoScene, GeoPhilosophy, tagged Adrian Ivakhiv, aesthetics, Alfred North Whitehead, Charles Sanders Peirce, cultural theory, ecophilosophy, ethics, media philosophy, process-relational theory, process-relational thought, Punctum Books, religious studies, Shadowing the Anthropocene on October 9, 2018 | 3 Comments »
Shadowing the Anthropocene: Eco-Realism for Turbulent Times arrived in the mail today. It’s published by punctum books, an open-access academic and para-academic publisher I’ve found to be a real delight to work with. Eileen Joy deserves a medal for her leadership of punctum, and Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei’s cover and book design is beautiful. The book […]
Greatest albums of the LP era
Posted in SoundScape, tagged aesthetics, album era, best albums, Bitches Brew, Bob Dylan, Can, Captain Beefheart, ecocritique, ecomusicology, Eno and Byrne, Funkadelic, Henry Cow, Incredible String Band, Magma, Miles Davis, music, musicology, process-relational theory, Radiohead, rock music, Talk Talk on May 8, 2017 | 8 Comments »
The recent social media meme listing 10 concerts people have attended accompanied by one they didn’t (“find the lie!”) has incited me to complete a list that started out as a “50th anniversary of the concept album” brainstorm over drinks one night last year. The question here is a little different: What are the most formative and […]
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