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      • Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rather than material objects, and that processes are best defined by their relations with other processes, thus rejecting the theory that reality is fundamentally constructed by bits of matter that exist independently of one another.
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  3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › whiteheadAlfred North Whitehead - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    May 21, 1996 · Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) was a British mathematician and philosopher best known for his work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science. In collaboration with Bertrand Russell, he co-authored the landmark three-volume Principia Mathematica (1910, 1912, 1913).

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    Whitehead referred to his metaphysical system as "philosophy of organism," but it would become known more widely as "process philosophy." [68] Whitehead's philosophy was highly original, and soon garnered interest in philosophical circles.

  5. www.philosopher.eu › texts › 1248-2A. N. Whitehead’s Process Philosophy (introductory notes)

    Process Philosophy is mostly attributed to the mathematician and philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) – but Heraclitus (c. 535–475BC) is the godfather. It is the view that actuality consists not of individual objects with attributes, but rather of interwoven processes.

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  7. iep.utm.edu › whiteheadWhitehead, Alfred North | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Palter, William: Whitehead’s Philosophy of Science (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, June 1960.) This work is widely viewed as the definitive text on Whitehead’s theory of science and nature.

  8. philosophy.institute › western-philosophyUnveiling the Philosophy of Organism: Whitehead's ...

    Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism represents an innovative blend of philosophy and science, proposing a speculative synthesis that views nature as characterized by creative advance and process. Rejecting materialistic outlooks, it emphasizes the role of actual entities and the concept of 'prehension' in constituting reality.

  9. whiteheadresearch.org › resources › whiteheadThe Whitehead Encyclopedia

    The Whitehead Encyclopedia aims to explicate the ways in which Alfred North Whitehead has influenced contemporary work in philosophy, theology, and the natural and social sciences, as well as explore his relationship to other thinkers—both those who influenced him and those who were influenced by him.

  10. www.gutenberg.org › files › 68611Science and the Modern World, by Alfred North Whitehead

    Jul 25, 2022 · But the science of living organisms is only now coming to a growth adequate to impress its conceptions upon philosophy. The last half century before the present time has witnessed unsuccessful attempts to impress biological notions upon the materialism of the seventeenth century.