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Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher Of Time Remy Lestienne (Cnrs Paris, France)

Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher Of Time By Remy Lestienne (Cnrs Paris, France)

Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher Of Time by Remy Lestienne (Cnrs Paris, France)


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Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher Of Time by Remy Lestienne (Cnrs Paris, France)

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), a mathematician and logician by training, was the author of highly original works at the crossroads of science and philosophy which explore the nature of the world around us and its temporal flow.Convinced that everyday terms distort reality, Whitehead invented or borrowed terms more appropriate to his project. The word 'Process', which gives its title to his most famous work Process and Reality (1929), is central to his thinking. Process introduces his vision of nature as a succession of crystallizations, each of which proves the finite granularity of time: the instant does not exist. It also implies a confrontation with the theory of relativity and quantum physics. Whitehead's perspective allows for the occurrence of creative novelties, but necessitates that the world cooperates with a deity, the role of which is examined in this book's last chapter.In Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher of Time, the author mixes biographical elements with intellectual advances, from logicism to philosophies of nature. A compelling introduction to Whitehead's demanding work, this book deciphers a metaphysical landscape often considered too abstract to be approachable, but points out the philosopher's imperfections with respect to the scientific advances of our time.

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NGR9781800611771
9781800611771
1800611773
Alfred North Whitehead, Philosopher Of Time by Remy Lestienne (Cnrs Paris, France)
New
Hardback
World Scientific Europe Ltd
2022-04-13
252
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