Whitehead - The Algebra of Metaphysics

Ronald Desmet (Editor), Michel Weber (Editor)

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    Abstract

    Drawing upon the major Harvard works --Science and the Modern
    World (1925), Process and Reality (1929) and Adventures of Ideas
    (1933)--, the essays gathered here seek, first, to introduce into White-
    head's thought by clarifying what is at stake in his philosophy and by
    providing a synoptic vision of his key categories in light of their histori-
    cal development, and, second, to foster a creative dialogue among all
    participants. They give us the opportunity to travel through most as-
    pects of Whitehead's legacy: anthropology, ecology, education,
    epistemology, metaphysics, psychology, political theory, and relativity
    physics. All share the common characteristic of being
    written by acknowledged Whiteheadian scholars who have kept a
    youthful praxis.

    Youth is not defined by years but by the creative impulse
    to make something. The aged are those who, before all
    things, desire not to make a mistake. Logic is the olive
    branch from the old to the young, the wand which in the
    hands of youth has the magic property of creating science.
    (AE 119)

    What authors provide here is akin to a cavalry charge in a battle --the
    battle to grasp Whitehead secundum Whitehead and to put him to the
    test of contemporary challenges.
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherLes éditions Chromatika
    Number of pages376
    ISBN (Print)978-2-930517-08-7
    Publication statusPublished - 26 Jul 2010

    Keywords

    • philosophy of science
    • historical

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