Vesselin Petrov
Abstract
The subject of the present exposition is namely the discussion of the question
when and how process philosophy has entered into the European cultural tradition. We
could approach this question in two ways: the philosophical and the historical
perspective. We shall focus of our attention on both perspectives, which concern the
return of process philosophy in Europe after its original moulding as a contemporary
philosophical trend by Whitehead and his immediate followers. If we trace and
systematize chronologically the acts of influence of Whitehead’s works on eminent
scientists and philosophers in Europe, we can provisionally outline three stages. The
paper evaluates the manner in which process philosophy became so attractive for the
European philosophical thought. At the present time we can definitely conclude that it is
confirmed the existence of “a school” of representatives of process philosophy in Europe.