Temporality and Organism

One of the cardinal characteristics of any organism is growth, which plainly entails cumulative Temporality. But, the fundamental pattern of Whitehead's 'Philosophy of Organism' is Concrescence--a transition from Multiplicity to Unity. In contrast, Cumulation is a transition from a less comprehensive unity to a more comprehensive unity, entailing both a discrescent dimension, i. e. the generation of a Multiplicity via further diversification, as well as concrescent reunification. But, as has been previously discussed, Whitehead's system neglects Discresence. Hence, the notion of cumulative Temporality helps expose one of the shortcomings in Whitehead's concept of Organism.