"Science and the Modern World" by Alfred North Whitehead is a collection of early 20th-century lectures that digs into how science has changed Western culture. It presents science as a key player in shaping our modern ideas about philosophy, religion, and what's right and wrong. Whitehead wants to explain how modern science came to be and how it has reshaped how we see nature and our place in the world. Starting with the Renaissance and Reformation, he highlights thinkers like Copernicus and Galileo, who questioned old beliefs and paved the way for a world based on observation and math. Whitehead stresses that this change wasn't sudden but gradually changed how we understand not just nature but also the ideas that influence our society.
Science and the modern world
By Alfred North Whitehead
Explore the origins of what we know by tracing remarkable people’s journeys who redefined humanity’s connection to nature, philosophy, and all things moral.
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About the AuthorAlfred North Whitehead was an English mathematician and philosopher. He created the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which has been applied in a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology.
Alfred North Whitehead was an English mathematician and philosopher. He created the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which has been applied in a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology.
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