Charles Hartshorne by Alan Gragg Published by Word Books, Waco,
Texas, 1973, as part of the series "Makers of the Modern
Theological Mind," edited by Bob E. Patterson. This material was
prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie Brock. Chapter 2:
What is Really Real? "…the social point of view is the final
point of view. All creatures are fellow creatures. Nothing is
wholly alien to us or devoid of inner satisfactions with which,
if we could grasp them, we might more or less sympathize. It is
merely a question of how accessible to our perception and
understanding the inner values may be." The Centrality of
Metaphysics in Hartshorne’s Philosophy All thinking persons
assume that they know, at least in part, what is really real.
Many also know that at times they have been deceived or mistaken
in thinking that such entities as pink elephants, dream images,
or oases in deserts were really "there" in the world when in
actuality they were not. Nevertheless, most people still believe
that they know the difference