What exactly is the fundamental structural of the world? The question conveys a tremendous amount of enormity. The question is so weighty that perhaps it is unanswerable. Nonetheless, many brave philosophers and branches of philosophy have made many brave attempts. One particular field is process metaphysics. Process metaphysics views the structure of reality as one of change and process. All entities in the world possess processes and are contributing to a larger process, reality. Another metaphysician, E.J. Lowe provides some interesting thoughts about the structure of reality as well. When comparing the two types of metaphysical studies, one can see process metaphysics, although not totally complete and error free, a more viable form of metaphysical study.
Process metaphysics is concerned with what exists in the world and with what terms this reality is to be understood. The guiding force behind this concept is that reality and nature is to be explained in terms of processes and not actual objects. For process metaphysicians, change of all sorts is the predominant quality of reality. Process metaphysics, or philosophy, is opposed to placing processes in some type of order or hierarchy, or by subjugating processes to objects. Process metaphysics is intent upon seeing process as a definitive and an essential aspect of everything that exists. For the process metaphysician, all that exists in nature is not just originated or sustained by processes, but is characterized by them. The process metaphysician believes that the end result of the process gives us insight into the nature of reality. Process metaphysics emphasizes that processes are basic and can be derived from external elements because it takes a mental process in order to separate ob ...