Acts as the Only Real Processes

Abstract

With his later emphasis on physis, Heidegger attempts to move us away from a ‘thingly’ understanding of the world. Instead, with thinkers such as Collingwood, Whitehead, and Gare, Heidegger attempts to do justice to ‘things’ as processes of becoming. When understood through the narrative approach of MacIntyre, Carr, and others, this ‘process’ worldview also allows us to make sense of culture and language. With this narrative approach, we may better understand those who do not ‘do justice’ to culture and language, including many New Age writers. This paper looks at the tragic impact of one ‘New Ager’, and gleans some broader ‘process’ insights for ontology, ethics and everyday life.