Charles Hartshorne

Charles Hartshorne ( born June 5, 1897 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania; † 9 October 2000 in Austin, Texas) was an American philosopher.

Philosophy

Great influence on Hartshorne had the philosophy of Charles S. Peirce, he made only accessible to a wider public as co-editor of the "Collected Papers" 20 years after Peirce 's death. He was a major developer and founder of process theology, whose merit was above all, the theological aspects and implications of the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead interpreted and continue. Hartshorne agreed with the panentheism and deism rejected, Pandeismus and pantheism back.

According to ancient metaphysics, God is the unchanging Absolute. This traditional concept of God gave Hartshorne in his 1941 published work Man's Vision of God award. He understood God not as an unchanging essence, but as a creative erwidernde love. Despite his perfect nature God is in a progressive interaction with the world.

Especially in his work " Beyond Humanism " to Hartshorne proves to be an important representative of panpsychistischen worldview.

His younger brother was the famous American geographer Richard Hartshorne.

Works

Beyond Humanism: Essays in the New Philosophy of Nature. Willett, Clark & ​​Co, Chicago / New York, 1937 (also published as: Beyond Humanism: Essays in the Philosophy of Nature University of Nebraska Press, 1968. ).

• The Divine Relativity: A Social Conception of God. ( Terry Lectures ). . Yale University Press, New Haven 1948 (Reprint: 1983, ISBN 0-300-02880-6 )
• The Logic of Perfection and other essays in neoclassical metaphysics. . Open Court, La Salle, 1962 ( Reprint: 1973, ISBN 0-87548-037-3 ).
• With William L. Reese (ed.): Philosophers Speak of God. . University of Chicago Press, Amherst, 1963 ( Reprint: Humanity Books, 2000, ISBN 1-57392-815-1 )
• Man's Vision of God and the Logic of Theism. Archon, Hamden 1964.
• Anselm 's Discovery. Open Court, La Salle in 1965.
• A Natural Theology for Our Time. . Open Court, La Salle, 1967 ( Reprint: 1992, ISBN 0-87548-239-2 )
• The Philosophy and Psychology of Sensation. Kennikat Press, Port Washington, New York in 1968.
• Creative Synthesis and Philosophic Method. S.C.M. Press, 1970, ISBN 0-334-00269-9.
• Reality as Social Process. Hafner, New York 1971.
• Whitehead 's Philosophy: Selected Essays, 1935-1970. University of Nebraska Press, 1972, ISBN 0-8032-0806-5.
• Aquinas to Whitehead: Seven Centuries of Metaphysics of Religion. Marquette University Publications, 1976, ISBN 0-87462-141-0.
• With Creighton Peden: Whitehead 's View of Reality Pilgrim Press, New York 1981, ISBN 0-8298-0381-5.
• Insights and Over Sights of Great Thinkers: An Evaluation of Western Philosophy. State University of New York Press, Albany 1983, ISBN 0-87395-682-6.
• Creativity in American Philosophy. State University of New York Press, Albany, 1984, ISBN 0-87395-817-9.
• Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes. State University of New York Press, Albany 1984, ISBN 0-87395-771-7.
• Wisdom as Moderation. State University of New York Press, Albany, 1987, ISBN 0-88706-473-6.
• The Darkness and The Light: A Philosopher Reflects upon His Fortunate Career and Those Who Made It Possible. State University of New York Press, Albany, 1990, ISBN 0-7914-0337-8.
• Born to Sing: An Interpretation and World Survey of Bird Song. Indiana University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-253-20743-6.
• Mohammad Valady (ed.): The Zero Fallacy: And Other Essays in Neoclassical Philosophy. Open Court, 1997, ISBN 0-8126-9324-8.