A key concept in [[Process Philosophy]] created by [[@Alfred North Whitehead]]. Prehension is the way in which an entity relates to and incorporates elements from their environment to form a dynamic and interconnected reality. As well as, how an entity absorbs, interprets, and responds to influences around them. ![[ec377e67-48eb-4687-a865-cfe3a69c0849.png]] Reality is a woven series of events that synthesize past influences. This process of ever becoming and changing is similar [[@Murray Bookchin]]'s [[Dialectical Naturalism]] where **being is becoming**. Whitehead's version explains the nature of reality, whereas, Bookchin's view explains the unfolding of nature and society. ## Questions: - **How are Prehension and Dialectical Naturalism Similar?** #question --- # Sources: - [[Dialectical Naturalism]] - [[Process Philosophy]] - [[Phenomenology]] - [[Process Theology]] - [Center For Process Studies](https://ctr4process.org/) - [What is Process Thought?](https://cobb.institute/educators-toolbox/what-is-process-thought-20-key-ideas/) - [[Transcendentalism]]