Science and the Modern World

by Alfred North Whitehead

Overview

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

Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781958437537
Publisher:	Z & L Barnes Publishing
Publication date:	08/14/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	234
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

An English mathematician and philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead provided the foundation for the shool of thought known as process philosophy. With an academic career that spanned from Cambridge to Harvard, Whitehead wrote extensively on mathematics, metaphysis, and philosophy. He died in Massachusetts in 1947.