, ▁ 1 9 2 8 ) ▁and ▁John ▁B . ▁C obb , ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁philosoph ers ▁Frank ▁E bers ole ▁and ▁Daniel ▁D omb row ski , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁bi ologist - f ut uro log ist ▁Charles ▁Bir ch . ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁the ology ▁ ▁The ▁intellectual ▁movement ▁with ▁which ▁Hart sh or ne ▁is ▁associated ▁is ▁generally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁process ▁philosophy ▁and ▁the ▁related ▁area ▁of ▁process ▁the ology . ▁The ▁roots ▁of ▁process ▁thinking ▁in ▁Western ▁philosophy ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁Her ac lit us ▁and ▁in ▁Eastern ▁philosophy ▁in ▁Buddh ism . ▁Contempor ary ▁process ▁philosophy ▁arose ▁in ▁large ▁measure ▁from ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Alfred ▁North ▁White head , ▁but ▁with ▁important ▁contributions ▁by ▁William ▁James , ▁Charles ▁Pe ir ce , ▁and ▁Henri ▁Berg son , ▁while ▁Hart sh or ne ▁is ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁sem inal ▁influence ▁on ▁process ▁the ology ▁that ▁emer ged ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁Two . ▁ ▁The ▁key ▁mot ifs ▁of ▁process ▁philosophy ▁are : ▁empir ic ism , ▁rel ational ism , ▁process , ▁and ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁mot if ▁of ▁empir ic ism ▁in ▁process ▁thought ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁theme ▁that ▁experience ▁is ▁the ▁real m ▁for ▁defining ▁meaning ▁and ▁ver ifying ▁any ▁theory ▁of ▁reality . ▁Un like ▁classical ▁empir ic ism , ▁process ▁thought ▁takes ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁feeling ▁beyond ▁just ▁the ▁human ▁sens es ▁of ▁per ception . ▁Exper ien ces ▁are ▁not ▁conf ined ▁to ▁sense