The concept of nature
About this book
Originally published in 1920 and based on the Tarner Lectures in the philosophy of science, this early work by Alfred North Whitehead made an important contribution to the development of philosophic naturalism. It also featured his assessment of the impact of Einstein's theories and the new findings of modern physics on the concept of nature. Whitehead begins with a critique of generally accepted ideas about substance, space, and time, as inherited from ancient Greek philosophers, and as modified in the Enlightenment. To assume that matter is the basis of reality, he insists, is a longstanding error, whereby a metaphysical abstraction has been misinterpreted. . .
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3.8/5 · 1 readers · 202 pages · ≈ 3 h 44 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read The concept of nature?
About ≈ 3 h 44 m — 202 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The concept of nature?
202 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The concept of nature?
It sits on the Science, Philosophy shelves.
Is The concept of nature in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote The concept of nature?
Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947).
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