| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 255 pages) |
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Process thought ; v. 7 |
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Process thought ; v. 7.
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| Contents |
ForewordNicholas Rescher; Introduction; I. Historico-ConceptualContext; II. The Intertwining ofScience, Philosophy andReligion; III. Process and Reality 'sGoal and Method; IV. Creative Advance andCategoreal Scheme; V. Pancreativism; VI. Epochal Actuality andTypes of Potentiality; VII. Conclusion; Bibliography |
| Summary |
There is one question that any potential reader who suspects that Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) might be important for past, contemporary, and future philosophy inevitably raises: how should I read Whitehead? How can I make sense of this incredibly dense tissue of imaginative systematizing, spread over decades of work in disciplines so different and specialized as algebra, geometry, logic, relativistic physics and philosophy of science? Accordingly, this monograph has two main complementary objectives. The first one is to propose a set of efficient hermeneutical tools to get the reader st |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947.
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| SUBJECT |
Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947 fast |
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Creative ability.
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Philosophy.
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Creativity
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Philosophy
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creativity.
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philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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Creative ability
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Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rescher, Nicholas
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| ISBN |
9783110330779 |
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3110330776 |
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9783938793152 |
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3938793155 |
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3110330725 |
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9783110330724 |
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