Science and the modern world (Registro nro. 109415)
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| LC control number | 25021832 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Q |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Whitehead, Alfred North, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1861-1947 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Science and the modern world |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Lowell Lectures, 1925 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2022-07-25 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The origins of modern science -- Mathematics as an element in the history of thought -- The century of genius -- The eighteenth century -- The romantic reaction -- The nineteenth century -- Relativity -- The quantum theory -- Science and philosophy -- Abstraction -- God -- Religion and science -- Requisites for social progress. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | KD Weeks, Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Science and the Modern World" by Alfred North Whitehead is a series of philosophical lectures presented in the early 20th century, specifically during the 1920s. This work examines the evolution of scientific thought and its profound impact on modern Western culture, framing science as a central force in shaping contemporary philosophy, religion, and ethical perspectives. Whitehead seeks to elucidate the historical context that led to the emergence of modern science and discusses how this scientific mindset has redefined humanity's understanding of nature and existence. At the start of the text, the author lays out his intention to explore the origins of modern scientific thought, tracing its roots back to significant intellectual upheavals that occurred during the Renaissance and the Reformation. He introduces critical figures such as Copernicus and Galileo, who challenged the accepted cosmologies of their times, and illustrates the transition from a predominantly theological worldview to one shaped by empirical observation and mathematical reasoning. Whitehead emphasizes the gradual yet transformative nature of this shift, asserting that the modern scientific mentality has recontextualized not only how people engage with nature but also the underlying metaphysical beliefs that influence wider societal structures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United States: The MacMillan Company, 1925 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Science |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Lowell Lectures, 1925 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/sciencemodernwor00whit/page/n5/mode/2up">https://archive.org/details/sciencemodernwor00whit/page/n5/mode/2up</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68611">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68611</a> |
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