{"id":10145,"date":"2019-06-02T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T21:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/aivakhiv\/?p=10145"},"modified":"2019-06-02T16:17:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T21:17:11","slug":"updated-process-relational-theory-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/aivakhiv\/2019\/06\/02\/updated-process-relational-theory-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated process-relational theory primer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/em>. Here it is<\/a> as a stand-alone, 10-page PDF file. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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