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Whitehead’s Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics

An Introduction to His Thought

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  • © 1977

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  1. Wolfe Mays
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. The Man and His Work

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Life

      • Wolfe Mays
      Pages 3-8

    3. General Introduction

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      Pages 9-14

  3. Philosophy of Science

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-18
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    2. The Idea of Equivalence

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      Pages 19-32

    3. Mathematical Concepts of The Material World

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      Pages 33-46

    4. The Philosophy of Nature

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      Pages 47-54

    5. Science and the Modern World

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      Pages 55-65

    6. The Philosophy of Time

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      Pages 66-78

  4. Metaphysics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Process and Reality

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      Pages 81-96

    3. Prehensions and Societies

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      Pages 97-104

    4. Perception and Bodily Dependency

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      Pages 105-111

    5. Propositions and Judgments

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      Pages 112-120

    6. Causation and Perception

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      Pages 121-127

    7. Religion, Deity and the Order of Nature

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      Pages 128-134

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 135-144
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Whitehead’s Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction to His Thought

  • Authors: Wolfe Mays

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1085-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-1979-2Published: 30 November 1977

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-1085-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 152

  • Topics: Pragmatism, Modern Philosophy

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