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Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead

By: Alfred North Whitehead,Lucien Price

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Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead

By: Alfred North Whitehead,Lucien Price

Philosopher, mathematician, and general man of science, Alfred North Whitehead was a polymath whose interests and generous sympathies encompassed entire worlds. Here, clearly modelled on Eckermann's conversations with Goethe and recorded in Whitehead's own home, are some of the landmarks, signposts, milestones, and noble scenery of that extraordinary mind. Whitehead's approach to life and science provides a compass for the modern world. In these pages the immense reaches of his thought - in philosophy, religion, science, statesmanship, education, literature, art, and conduct of life - are gathered and edited by the writer Lucien Price, a sophisticated journalist whose own interests were as eclectic as Whitehead's and whose memory for verbatim conversation was nothing short of miraculous. The scene, the Cambridge of Harvard from 1932-1947 (with flashbacks to London; Cambridge, England; and his native Ramsgate in Kent); the cast, men and women, often eminent, who join him for these penetrating, audacious, and exhilarating verbal forays. The subjects range from the homeliest details of modern living to the greatest ideas that have animated the mind of man over the past thirty centuries.--Back cover.

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Process and Reality

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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Process and Reality

By: Alfred North Whitehead

One of the major philosophical texts of the 20th century, Process and Reality is based on Alfred North Whitehead’s influential lectures that he delivered at the University of Edinburgh in the 1920s on process philosophy. Whitehead’s master work in philsophy, Process and Reality propounds a system of speculative philosophy, known as process philosophy, in which the various elements of reality into a consistent relation to each other. It is also an exploration of some of the preeminent thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, such as Descartes, Newton, Locke, and Kant. The ultimate edition of Whitehead’s magnum opus, Process and Reality is a standard reference for scholars of all backgrounds.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439118361

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Science and Philosophy

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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Science and Philosophy

By: Alfred North Whitehead

From a discussion of Einstein’s theories to an analysis of meaning, the philosopher offers a fascinating collection of essays on a wide range of topics. This is a collection of many of Whitehead’s papers that are scattered elsewhere. It was the penultimate book he published, and represents his mature thoughts on many topics. Philosophical Library has done a great service by publishing a representative collection of his writings on the subjects of Philosophy, Education and Science. The portion on Philosophy includes five papers: “Immortality”, “Mathematics and the Good”, “Process and Reality”, “John Dewey and His Influence” and the “Analysis of Meaning.” The first three chapters consist of Whitehead’s personal reflections illumined by flashes of his lively humor. They are picturesque and amusing. The remainder of the book consists of chapters on Philosophy, Education, and Science. They cover in depth his positions on many scientific and philosophical matters in an extraordinarily unified way. The final section of the book is devoted to excellent surveys of Geometry and Mathematics as well as a paper on Einstein’s theories.

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Open Road Media

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1497675804

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Science and the Modern World

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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Science and the Modern World

By: Alfred North Whitehead

The famed mathematician and philosopher takes readers on a journey into a new scientific age, exploring topics from relativity to religion. Alfred North Whitehead, one of the great figures in the philosophy of science, wrote this prescient work nearly a century ago. Yet, in an era that has us reckoning with science and technology’s place and meaning in our lives, it remains as relevant as ever. Science and the Modern World puts scientific discovery into historical and cultural context—exploring the effects of science and people on each other. “It is a work not only of the first importance but also of great beauty. . . . Vivid writing.” —Nature

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1504066103

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The Concept of Nature

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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The Concept of Nature

By: Alfred North Whitehead

The brilliant mathematician explores the problems of substance, space, and time; criticizes Einstein's method of interpreting results; and offers an alternative theory of the four-dimensional space-time manifold. 1920 edition.

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Modes of Thought

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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Modes of Thought

By: Alfred North Whitehead

Modes of Thought was written 20 years ago from lectures delivered by Whitehead at Wellesley, the University of Chicago, and Harvard. In it Whitehead developed the brilliant new concepts of clarity and precision of statement which have since become fundamental principles of construction underlying all of the fields of modern intellectual analysis.

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002935210X

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Aims of Education

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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Aims of Education

By: Alfred North Whitehead

Presents the texts of a series of lectures delivered between 1912 and 1928 on the purposes and practice of education.

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The Concept of NATURE

By: North Whitehead Alfred

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The Concept of NATURE

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Alfred North Whitehead's observe of "The Concept of Nature" is a philosophical adventure that ties together metaphysics, technological know-how, and the essence of fact in a very complicated manner. Whitehead, a famous scientist and logician, wants to trade the manner we think about nature by way of giving us a technique-based totally metaphysics. In the book, Whitehead questions the not unusual concept that mind and consider are separate things. He does this by way of imparting the concept of "organism" as a basic unit of truth. He says that the world is a complex internet of activities that are all related and changing all the time thru a procedure referred to as "becoming." According to Whitehead, nature is not continually a hard and fast set of cloth matters however a living, linked gadget. Whitehead's recognition on how things are connected and the way change in no way stops suggests that he changed into no longer wondering within the mechanistic way that most people did at the time. He appears at what cutting-edge advances in remedy mean from a philosophical point of view, presenting a brand new manner of wondering that connects technological know-how and philosophy. People who study "The Concept of Nature" are asked to rethink how they consider the natural world. They are instructed to peer reality as a chain of linked events in place of a group of separate matters. Philosophers, scientists, and people who want to recognize the private mysteries of the arena are nonetheless talking about Whitehead's concept-frightening exploration.

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Alfred North Whitehead: book II

By: Alfred North Whitehead,Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop

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Alfred North Whitehead: book II

By: Alfred North Whitehead,Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop

First published in 1953, this is a collection of selected works by the mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947).

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An Introduction to Mathematics

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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An Introduction to Mathematics

By: Alfred North Whitehead

Concise volume for general students by prominent philosopher and mathematician explains what math is and does, and how mathematicians do it. "Lucid and cogent ... should delight you." — The New York Times. 1911 edition.

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Alfred North Whitehead: book I

By: Alfred North Whitehead,Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop

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Alfred North Whitehead: book I

By: Alfred North Whitehead,Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop

First published in 1953, this is a collection of selected works by the mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947).

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The Principle of Relativity

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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The Principle of Relativity

By: Alfred North Whitehead

Following up on his two previous works, The Principles of Natural Knowledge and The Concept of Nature, Whitehead explains his alternative theory of relativity, which "cuts away the casual heterogeneity" of Einstein's later theory. Dividing his book into three parts--General Principles, Physical Applications, and Elementary Theory of Tensors--the author's arguments and observations utilize his own unique mix of nature, philosophy, and "the old division between physics and geometry." This work, first published in 1922, is essential reading for students, teachers, scientists, or anyone interested in the relationship of physics to philosophy. English mathematician and philosopher ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD (1861-1947) contributed significantly to 20th-century logic and metaphysics. With Bertrand Russell he cowrote the landmark Principia Mathematica, and also authored The Concept of Nature, The Function of Reason, and Process and Reality.

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1602062188

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Religion in the Making

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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Religion in the Making

By: Alfred North Whitehead

This classic text in American Philosophy by one of the foremost figures in American philosophy offers a concise analysis of the various factors in human nature which go toward forming a religion, to exhibit the inevitable transformation of religion with the transformation of knowledge and to direct attention to the foundation of religion on our apprehension of those permanent elements by reason of which there is a stable order in the world, permanent elements apart from which there could be no changing world.

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0452007232

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The Concept of Nature

Tarner Lectures

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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The Concept of Nature

Tarner Lectures

By: Alfred North Whitehead

This book, a development of his Tarner Lectures given in 1919, is one of Alfred North Whitehead's most important contributions to natural philosophy. His first concern is with the fundamental problems of substance, space, and time; and the most interesting part of his discussion is, perhaps, his criticism of Einstein's method of interpreting results, and the alternative development of his own well-known theory of the four-dimensional 'Space-Time manifold'. Although this book was first published over a generation ago, and the characteristic approach of philosophers to the problems of nature has changed considerably in the intervening period, The Concept of Nature has never ceased to deserve their careful attention. When the book first appeared, A. E. Taylor, writing in Mind, said 'The Concept of Nature is a great contribution to Naturphilosophie, far the finest contribution, in my own judgement, yet made by any one man'; J. E. McTaggart in The Cambridge Review called it 'one of the most valuable books on the relation of philosophy and science which has appeared for many years', adding 'I am sure the study of this book will benefit metaphysicians. I venture to believe that it will benefit men of science.

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0521067871

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Principia mathematica

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By: Alfred North Whitehead,Bertrand Russell

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Principia mathematica

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By: Alfred North Whitehead,Bertrand Russell

Principia Mathematica was first published in 1910 13; this is the ninth impression of the second edition of 1925 7. The Principia has long been recognised as one of the intellectual landmarks of the century. It was the first book to show clearly the close relationship between mathematics and formal logic. Starting from a minimal number of axioms, Whitehead and Russell display the structure of both kinds of thought. No other book has had such an influence on the subsequent history of mathematical philosophy.

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