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The Concept of Nature: Tarner Lectures
Alfred North Whitehead
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Paperback. This book is an exploration of the fundamental metaphysical problems of substance, space and time. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
When The Concept of Nature by Alfred North Whitehead was first published in 1920 it was declared to be one of the most important works on the relation between philosophy and science for many years, and several generations later it continues to deserve careful attention. Whitehead explores the fundamental problems of substance, space and time, and offers a criticism of Einstein's method of interpreting results while developing his own well-known theory of the four-dimensional 'space-time manifold'. With a specially commissioned new preface written by Michael Hampe, this book is presented in a fresh series livery for the twenty-first century for ... Read more
When The Concept of Nature by Alfred North Whitehead was first published in 1920 it was declared to be one of the most important works on the relation between philosophy and science for many years, and several generations later it continues to deserve careful attention. Whitehead explores the fundamental problems of substance, space and time, and offers a criticism of Einstein's method of interpreting results while developing his own well-known theory of the four-dimensional 'space-time manifold'. With a specially commissioned new preface written by Michael Hampe, this book is presented in a fresh series livery for the twenty-first century for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Philosophy Classics
Number of Pages
141
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107534315
SKU
V9781107534315
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About Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) was a prominent logician, mathematician and philosopher in the early twentieth century and helped pioneer the 'process philosophy' approach to metaphysics. He was Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University until his retirement in 1937.
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