Contrasting Philosophies: Whitehead vs. Russell

This chapter examines the philosophical divergences between Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy and Bertrand Russell's neutral monism, exploring their implications for contemporary discourse. The discussion underscores how perceptions of religious undertones in Whitehead's work may have led to its academic marginalization, while highlighting the relational dynamism of his approach compared to Russell's substance-based framework. It also critiques modern philosophy's abstractions, advocating for a nuanced understanding of consciousness as a relational process rooted in experience.