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Single Idea 24394

[catalogued under 9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects]

Full Idea

Process metaphysics stresses the need to regard physical things - material objects - as being no more than stability-waves in a sea of process.

Gist of Idea

Maybe physical objects are stability-waves in a sea of processes

Source

Nicholas Rescher (Process Metaphysics [1996], 3.1)

A Reaction

Invites the obvious question (for physicists, not me) of why they are stable. Standing waves are a familiar phenomenon in physics. So I'm (merely?) a stability-wave.

Book Reference

Rescher,Nicholas: 'Process Metaphysics' [SUNY 1996], p.53