The paper considers the absorber theory of radiation by (Wheeler and Feynman 1945) and (Wheeler and Feynman 1949) and advances the idea that the theory is grounded on the philosophical intuition of overall processes. Such intuition consists of having to consider advanced and retarded radiation as well as the interaction between absorbers and emitter. I discuss the discrepancy between microdynamic time-symmetry and the asymmetry of the experimental evidences. In doing so, I consider (Price, 1991)'s reformulation of the theory and argue that it overlooks the philosophical intuition. I then compare the overall process idea with some accounts of holism and ultimately suggest that it also played an important role in Feynman's later works.

本文考虑了（Wheeler and Feynman 1945）和（Wheeler and Feynman 1949）的辐射吸收理论，并提出了该理论基于整体过程的哲学直觉的思想。这种直觉包括必须考虑先进和延迟的辐射以及吸收体和发射体之间的相互作用。我讨论了微动力时间对称性和实验证据不对称性之间的差异。在这样做时，我考虑了（Price，1991）对理论的重新表述，并认为它忽略了哲学直觉。然后，我将整体过程构想与整体论进行了比较，并最终提出它在费曼的后来作品中也起了重要作用。