Arlette Poland
Is G_d following or leading? Both/And!
By Dr. Arlette Poland Whitehead was ambiguous about time in many ways. It was not totally clear in his explanations about the creator deity whether that deity was the lure…
Read MoreCan Prehension Lead to Truth?
By Arlette Poland The actual occasion, as it is becoming actual, prehends information from the past. It determines what to eliminate or keep or ignore. It is as if the…
Read MoreProcess Thoughts as A Truth Story: The reality of connection is the meeting place of Truth
By Arlette Poland Hasidism (an Orthodox form of Judaism) has many stories all of which not only draw on the past but also and more importantly on the opportunity for…
Read MoreProcess Thought as Source for Ethics
By Dr. Arlette Poland In Judaism, community and ethical behavior go hand in hand. We are told that our community is our life and our life is best when it…
Read MoreL’Chaim: To Life and Impermanence
by Dr. Arlette Poland There is a continuousness about existence that Whitehead recognized. One event, life, thing even memory flows into another. First there is this and then there is…
Read MoreThe Meaning of Making Meaning and Time
By Dr. Arlette Poland Humans make meaning. That is what we do. We decide if we like a color, a person, an object, a country – or not. We make…
Read MoreRelation Is: Ethics Must Follow as Care and Connection
By Arlette Poland Whitehead taught us that everything that ever was is somehow part of everything that is becoming and then that event that becomes will be part of the…
Read MoreIs the Mitzvah of Memory Possible in Whitehead’s Process Model?
By Dr. Arlette Poland Judaism is nothing if it is not its history. That is what I teach my students. One of the first things they hear and likely one…
Read MoreThe Power of the Subjective Form: Feelings as Perceptive Devices for Care and Connection
by Dr. Arlette Poland Whitehead teaches us that perception involves several layers of activity. Neuroscience has recently proven his concepts to be accurate. The most simple of examples is our eyesight.…
Read MorePrehension and Friendliness: Creative, Dynamic Peace
By Dr. Arlette Poland Whitehead coined the term prehension. In his opus, Process and Reality, starting at page 19, he begins to unfold what prehension means in his complex and…
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