Abstract

Volume 7, the latest and perhaps final issue of Philosophy in Process, the philosophical diary of Paul Weiss, contains amongst a host of various topics, two major areas of interest and extremely interesting autobiographical notes. The two major considerations are: Weiss’s reevaluation and clarification of the theory of actualities and finalities, developed systematically in Beyond All Appearances and First Considerations, the foundation for his metaphysics; tentative probings into the philosophy of man, dealing with the Self, Person, and Society, to be systematized in a forthcoming book to be entitled You, I and the Other. The candid and deeply moving autobiographical sketches provide enormous insight into the mind and feelings of this exciting, outspoken, always intellectually honest and emotionally sensitive man.