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Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science.

In 1925, philosopher Alfred North Whitehead presented a series of eight lectures, delivering a groundbreaking exploration of the cultural and philosophical implications of scientific progress from the classical civilizations of the ancient world to the nineteenth century. One... Read Full Overview

The present book embodies a study of some aspects of Western culture during the past three centuries, in so far as it has been influenced by the development of science. This study has been guided by the conviction that the mentality of an epoch springs from the view of the world... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1925, Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World was a groundbreaking work that redefined the concept of modern science. It is a work not only of the first importance but also of great beauty in which the author dramatically describes what... Read Full Overview

Este livro é uma grande introdução à filosofia de Whitehead. Ele consiste em um conjunto de Palestras ministradas em 1925, nas quais ele nos apresenta a história da ciência e seus desenvolvimentos ao longo dos séculos. Aqui, Whitehead aponta os defeitos da cosmovisão científica... Read Full Overview

Science and the modern world, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future... Read Full Overview

Alfred North Whitehead's SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands... Read Full Overview

Alfred North Whitehead's SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands... Read Full Overview

"Science and the Modern World" by Alfred North Whitehead, originally published in 1925 redefines the concept of modern science.

This book takes readers through the history of modern science and shows how cultural history has affected science over time in Romanticism,... Read Full Overview

2024 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. Originally published in 1925, Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World was a groundbreaking and important book that redefined the concept of modern science. In emphasizing the position of science as a culturally connected activity,... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1925, Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World was a groundbreaking and important book that redefined the concept of modern science. In emphasising the position of science as a culturally connected activity, Whitehead anticipated arguments... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1925, Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World was a groundbreaking work that redefined the concept of modern science. It is a work not only of the first importance but also of great beauty in which the author dramatically describes what... Read Full Overview