908. Hartshorne asks, What makes becoming...

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Hartshorne asks, What makes becoming "the inclusive or concrete form of reality"? He answers: Because of "the unique relatedness or relativity of becoming" (CSPM: 26 f.).

But, then, my question is, Why isn't this answer sufficient? What need is there, metaphysically, to add – as he insists on adding – Because becoming is "experience or awareness as such"?

The qualification, "metaphysically," is important. There may very well be a need to add this philosophically – when philosophy is about its second, more concrete, inclusive, existential task, as distinct from its first, more abstract, included, analytic task.

26 February 2006