{"product_id":"9783032387103","title":"On the Flow and Structure of Process An Inquiry into Changes of Things, or Shifts of Systems","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Perspectives on Process Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOn the Flow and Structure of Process\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Inquiry into Changes of Things, or Shifts of Systems\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eZhen Liang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Movements \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book explores one of philosophy's most fundamental questions: what is a thing, and how does it change? Challenging the traditional divide between things and processes, Zhen Liang brings together continental philosophy, process metaphysics, quantum mechanics, and contemporary theoretical physics to develop an original \"ontology of systems\" that accounts for both the stability and fluidity of reality. Through engagements with Newton, Leibniz, Whitehead, modern physics, and Daoist thought, the book traces the historical origins of substance-based thinking before proposing an alternative framework in which things, systems, and processes are understood as inseparable. Accessible to both scholars and intellectually curious readers, this interdisciplinary study opens a distinctive dialogue between philosophy and science while offering a fresh perspective on the nature of reality, change, and the direction of human thought.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhen Liang\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Sweet Briar College, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032387103\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51957445558412,"sku":"9783032387103","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032387103","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}