Abstract Timothy Sprigge advanced an original synthesis of panpsychism and absolute idealism. He argued that consciousness is an irreducible, subjective reality that is only grasped by an introspective, phenomenological approach and constructed his ontology from what is revealed in the phenomenology. In defending the unique place of metaphysics in the pursuit of truth, he claimed that...
Whitehead's concept of prehension is undeniably the master principle of his\nprocess metaphysics. It is the central function of a creative universe whereby\nthe many past occasions become a novel one. In my view, the concept of prehension\nis Whitehead's most original and distinctive contribution to metaphysics.\nIt is also the very idea that prevents most contemporary philosophers...