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The Harvard Lectures of Alfred North Whitehead, 1924-1925: Philosophical Presuppositions of Science
Paul Bogaard
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Beginning in September of 1924, Alfred North Whitehead presented a regular course of 85 lectures which concluded in May of 1925. These represent the first ever philosophy lectures he gave and capture him working out the philosophical implications of the remarkable turns physics had taken in his lifetime. This volume finally recreates these lectures by transcribing notes by W. P. Bell, W. E. Hocking and Louise Heath taken at the time - many of which have only recently been discovered and including hundreds of sketches of Whitehead's blackboard diagrams. This is a unique insight into the evolution of Whitehead's thought ... Read more
Beginning in September of 1924, Alfred North Whitehead presented a regular course of 85 lectures which concluded in May of 1925. These represent the first ever philosophy lectures he gave and capture him working out the philosophical implications of the remarkable turns physics had taken in his lifetime. This volume finally recreates these lectures by transcribing notes by W. P. Bell, W. E. Hocking and Louise Heath taken at the time - many of which have only recently been discovered and including hundreds of sketches of Whitehead's blackboard diagrams. This is a unique insight into the evolution of Whitehead's thought ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Edinburgh critical editions
Condition
New
Weight
1080 g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474401845
SKU
V9781474401845
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About Paul Bogaard
Paul Bogaard is Hart Massey Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Mount Allison University, Canada. Jason Bell is Scholar-in-Residence at Boston University.
Reviews for The Harvard Lectures of Alfred North Whitehead, 1924-1925: Philosophical Presuppositions of Science
This is a truly revelatory volume that helps to put more of the various pieces of the puzzle that is Whitehead's philosophical thought together ... It is certain that Whitehead scholars and enthusiasts all stand together in welcoming this valuable contribution.
Adam C. Scarfe, University of Winnipeg, Process Studies This volume is an ... Read more
Adam C. Scarfe, University of Winnipeg, Process Studies This volume is an ... Read more