A Comparison of Marx’s and Whitehead’s Process Thought

What is it about?

This paper compares the "process" thought of Marx and Whitehead, and argues that both of them are process thinkers who insist that the world is a process, that is, the world we live in is not static, but constantly moving, changing and developing. But Whitehead emphasizes that process is generation, generation is creation, and the whole nature is a never-ending process of creative progress. Marx, as a materialist, discussed the process of the world under the premise of insisting on the material unity of the world. In other words, Marx talks about the process as a historical materialist or a practical materialist, while Whitehead regards the process as reality and believes that the process is fundamental. There are similarities and differences in their process ideas. A deep understanding of their process ideas is important for how we view the real world.

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