Alfred North Whitehead: An Anthology 2 Part Paperback Set -

Alfred North Whitehead: An Anthology 2 Part Paperback Set

Media-Kombination
928 Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press
978-0-521-17352-0 (ISBN)
94,30 inkl. MwSt
  • Keine Verlagsinformationen verfügbar
  • Artikel merken
First published in 1953, this volume collects in one place a number of works by the mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947). This book will be as an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to research the ideas and philosophy of A. N. Whitehead.
First published in 1953, this volume collects in one place a number of works by the mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947). The works included in this anthology were selected by F. S. C. Northrop and Mason W. Gross, who omitted only the major early works which were readily available elsewhere. For each selection, an introduction has been supplied by Dr Gross, and a glossary illuminating Whitehead's unique terminology has been appended to the end of the volume. This book will be as an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to research the enduring ideas and philosophy of A. N. Whitehead.

1. On mathematical concepts of the material world; 2. The aims of education and other essays; 3. An enquiry concerning the principles of natural knowledge; 4. The concept of Nature; 5. The principle of relativity with applications to physical science; 6. Science and the modern world; 7. Religion in the making; 8. Symbolism, its meaning and effect; 9. Process and reality: an essay in cosmology; 10. Adventures of ideas; 11. Modes of thought: Whitehead's terminology Mason W. Gross.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.12.2011
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 1280 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Philosophie
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik
ISBN-10 0-521-17352-3 / 0521173523
ISBN-13 978-0-521-17352-0 / 9780521173520
Zustand Neuware
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt?