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100 1 _aWhitehead, Alfred North,
_d1861-1947
245 1 4 _aThe Concept of Nature :
_bThe Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-07-16
508 _aProduced by Janet Kegg, Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Concept of Nature" by Alfred North Whitehead is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. This work embodies a series of lectures that explore the philosophy of the sciences and the interrelations between various branches of knowledge, particularly focusing on the natural sciences. Whitehead aims to redefine and clarify the nature of scientific inquiry, challenging prevailing notions of matter and substance that have dominated scientific discourse. The opening of the work outlines the intentions behind the Tarner lectures at Trinity College, establishing a framework for discussing the philosophy of the sciences. Whitehead emphasizes the importance of understanding nature as both a complex of entities and a process that unfolds through time, advocating for a view that avoids dualistic interpretations of reality. He introduces key concepts such as sense-perception, thought, and the distinctions between homogeneous and heterogeneous thinking. Through these foundational ideas, he begins to navigate the challenging terrain of natural philosophy, seeking to unite various scientific perspectives under a cohesive understanding of nature itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aKnowledge, Theory of
653 _aNature
653 _aScience -- Philosophy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18835
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