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Process and Reality

AvAlfred North Whitehead

Häftad, Engelska, 1979

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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.

Science and the Modern World

AvAlfred North Whitehead

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

149 kr

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Adventures of Ideas

AvAlfred North Whitehead

Häftad, Engelska, 1967

206 kr

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From Simon & Schuster, the Adventures of Ideas is Alfred North Whitehead's historical adventure.The title of this book, Adventures of Ideas, bears two meanings, both applicable to the subject-matter. One meaning is the effect of certain ideas in promoting the slow drift of mankind towards civilization. This is the Adventure of Ideas in the history of mankind. The other meaning is the author's adventure in framing a speculative scheme of ideas which shall be explanatory of the historical adventure.

Aims of Education

AvAlfred North Whitehead

Häftad, Engelska, 1967

184 kr

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From Simon & Schuster, Alfred North Whitehead's The Aims of Education includes the essential essays published in the early 20th century.Alfred North Whitehead's The Aimes of Education presents the texts of a series of critical lectures delivered across the United States between 1912 and 1928 on the purposes and practice of education.

Science and the Modern World

Lowell Lectures, 1925

AvAlfred North Whitehead

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

101 kr

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In 1925, philosopher Alfred North Whitehead presented a series of eight lectures, delivering a ground-breaking exploration of the cultural and philosophical implications of scientific progress from the classical civilizations of the ancient world to the nineteenth century.One of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, Whitehead posits philosophy as a critical interpreter, illuminating science's hidden assumptions and bridging the gap between scientific findings and the evolving human experience. The lectures examined how scientific discoveries reshaped our perception of the physical world and redefined how we understand our place in the universe.Whitehead's insightful commentary remains a significant contribution to the ongoing dialogue between science and the humanities and prompts a holistic worldview, reflecting the interconnectedness of all aspects of existence. It is an essential read for those interested in the philosophy of science.

Principia Mathematica to *56

AvBertrand Russell,Alfred North Whitehead

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PDF, Engelska, 1997

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The great three-volume Principia Mathematica is deservedly the most famous work ever written on the foundations of mathematics. Its aim is to deduce all the fundamental propositions of logic and mathematics from a small number of logical premisses and primitive ideas, and so to prove that mathematics is a development of logic. This abridged text of Volume I contains the material that is most relevant to an introductory study of logic and the philosophy of mathematics (more advanced students will wish to refer to the complete edition). It contains the whole of the preliminary sections (which present the authors'' justification of the philosophical standpoint adopted at the outset of their work); the whole of Part 1 (in which the logical properties of propositions, propositional functions, classes and relations are established); section 6 of Part 2 (dealing with unit classes and couples); and Appendices A and B (which give further developments of the argument on the theory of deduction and truth functions).

Principia Mathematica to *56

AvAlfred North Whitehead,Bertrand Russell

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

1 310 kr

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The great three-volume Principia Mathematica is deservedly the most famous work ever written on the foundations of mathematics. Its aim is to deduce all the fundamental propositions of logic and mathematics from a small number of logical premisses and primitive ideas, and so to prove that mathematics is a development of logic. This abridged text of Volume I contains the material that is most relevant to an introductory study of logic and the philosophy of mathematics (more advanced students will wish to refer to the complete edition). It contains the whole of the preliminary sections (which present the authors' justification of the philosophical standpoint adopted at the outset of their work); the whole of Part 1 (in which the logical properties of propositions, propositional functions, classes and relations are established); section 6 of Part 2 (dealing with unit classes and couples); and Appendices A and B (which give further developments of the argument on the theory of deduction and truth functions).

Principia Mathematica

AvAlfred North Whitehead,Bertrand Russell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

537 kr

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Principia Mathematica

AvAlfred North Whitehead,Bertrand Russell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

537 kr

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Science and the Modern World

AvAlfred North Whitehead

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

201 kr

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Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science.Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.