Morality, Physics, Chemistry

Whitehead's concept of Concrescence is better exemplified by an interaction in Chemistry than by the prototypical scenario studied in Physics, i. e.  by a reaction brought about by a combination of factors vs. one object in motion striking another one, thereby setting it in motion.  But regardless of the apparent simplicity of the latter, Whitehead's model is a reminder that the scenario abstracts from other factors, e. g. friction, the angle of the surface, atmospheric conditions, the internal compositions of the two objects, etc.  In any case, it is the Physics interaction that is incorporated into Psychology and Morality, beginning with the standard concept of Behavior as constituted by a Means-End pattern, which is nothing but the prototypical  Cause-Effect pattern of Physics.  Accordingly, Sentimentalist Moral programs tend to advise in terms of that pattern, e. g. deferring immediate gratification in favor of a later, greater Pleasure.  But even notable Rationalist responses, i. e. Aristotle's or Kant's, also conceive interpersonal interaction in terms of Means and Ends.  Thus, no consideration is given in these theories to the concept of human relations as chemical combinations, which would thereby extend the concept of Concrescence to Morality and Political Philosophy, well beyond Whitehead's vision of it.