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Science and the modern world — Alfred North Whitehead

Science and the modern world

Alfred North Whitehead

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 215 pages

Science and the Modern World presents Alfred North Whitehead's 1925 Lowell Lectures on how science has shaped modern thought. These essays trace the historical roots of scientific ideas and reflect on their meaning for philosophy, religion and culture. The work invites reflection on the place of science in a wider worldview.

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Contents

  1. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. PREFACE
  4. CHAPTER I THE ORIGINS OF MODERN SCIENCE
  5. CHAPTER II MATHEMATICS AS AN ELEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF THOUGHT
  6. CHAPTER III THE CENTURY OF GENIUS
  7. CHAPTER IV THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  8. CHAPTER V THE ROMANTIC REACTION
  9. CHAPTER VI THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
  10. CHAPTER VII RELATIVITY
  11. CHAPTER VIII THE QUANTUM THEORY
  12. CHAPTER IX SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY
  13. CHAPTER X ABSTRACTION
  14. CHAPTER XI GOD
  15. CHAPTER XII RELIGION AND SCIENCE
  16. CHAPTER XIII REQUISITES FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS
  17. INDEX
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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