Whitehead, Subject, Superject

Whitehead's repeated use of the term 'subject-superject' obscures that in some contexts he sharply divides 'Subject' from 'Superject'. In general, the former is the terminal phase of one Concrescence, the feeler of its feelings, while the latter is the initial stage of the subsequent Concrescence, an efficient cause of eventual Subjects. In particular, the formulator of a purpose is a Subject, but Whitehead does not explore a concept of Superject as the executor of purposes. He thereby misses an opportunity to develop a general notion of Superject as agent, i. e. as originator of physiological processes. Thus, by homogenizing the two as 'subject-superject', Whitehead abstracts from Organism the motor dimensions of Experience.