Full Idea
Process metaphysics says understanding the worlds realities call for the prioritisation of activity over substance, process over product, change over persistance, novelty over continuity. It does not deny the reality of the second members of those pairs.
Gist of Idea
Prefer activity to substance, process to product, change to persistence, novelty to continuity
Source
Nicholas Rescher (Process Metaphysics [1996], 2.1)
A Reaction
I presume 'prioritise' means to prefer as a source of good explanations. I see no reason to prefer the fluidities over its stabilities when explaining nature. To explain nature you must put pins in maps, not wave your hands. Explain the processes!
Book Reference
Rescher,Nicholas: 'Process Metaphysics' [SUNY 1996], p.31