Kelley, Thomas.  "Self as Dialogue-in-Process: A Whiteheadian Reading of the Confessions of Augustine."  Process Thought and East Asian Culture: Philosophy and Korean Culture  1-9.[Conference paper presented at The 5th International Whitehead Conference] Seoul, South Korea, May 25-27.2004. 

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to sketch an ontology capable of handling the self, using the work of Saint Augustine as guide. Before presenting my paper I must make two remarks by way of a preface. Firstly I am not an Augustine specialist, although Augustine’s philosophy interests me deeply; but in any case it is not my intention here to carry out mere textual exegesis. Secondly, I would not wish to minimize the distance on many issues between Whitehead and Augustine have something valuable to say and we would do well to try to capture this in a synoptic vision, which collects and transcends both—which I think you’ll agree would be a nice example of concrescence. It is that, at least in sketch form, which I shall attempt here.