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This scholarly text examines the conceptual intersection between two major intellectual traditions: the process metaphysics developed by mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead and the critical social theory originating from Karl Marx. The book investigates whether Whitehead's emphasis on becoming, relationality, and creative advance can address perceived limitations in Marxian frameworks, particularly regarding questions of agency, novelty, and the metaphysical underpinnings of social change. Rather than treating these thinkers as antagonists, the work probes whether process concepts such as actual occasions, prehension, and the extensive continuum might enrich Marxian analyses of capitalism, class, and historical transformation. The study belongs to a broader interdisciplinary conversation connecting speculative philosophy with critical theory, potentially offering resources for rethinking dialectical materialism through a process-relational lens. The specific arguments, scope, and conclusions depend on the author's particular reading of both philosophical systems and their chosen methodological approach to comparative theoretical construction.
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