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- Whitehead's Philosophy: Points of Connection
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Constructive Postmodern Thought (discontinued)
summary
This volume explores the range of Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy and his relevance to contemporary philosophical traditions. While philosophers and theologians with only a passing acquaintance with Whitehead might think that his philosophy is unconnected to our Western philosophical tradition, the contributors prove that nothing could be further from the truth. The most respected scholars in the field—George Allan, Lisa Bellantoni, John B. Cobb Jr., Frederick Ferré, David L. Hall, William S. Hamrick, Robert Cummings Neville, Janusz A. Polanowski, Patrick Shade, and Donald W. Sherburne—illustrate points of connection between Whitehead’s ideas to the following: Descartes, the so-called “Father of Modern Philosophy”; classical American thought; several contemporary American thinkers, including Richard Rorty and Alasdair MacIntyre; aspects of European philosophy; and current reflections upon the environment and technology.
Table of Contents
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- Purpose of This Book
- pp. xv-xvii
- Part One: An Introductory Essay
- Part Two: Whitehead and Classical American Philosophy
- 2. Whitehead and Pragmatism
- pp. 19-39
- Part Three: Whitehead and Contemporary American Philosophy
- Part Four: Whitehead and European Philosophy
- Part Five: Whitehead on Nature and Technology
- 9. Thinking with Whitehead about Nature
- pp. 175-196
- 10. Whitehead and Technology
- pp. 197-212
- Contributors
- pp. 213-214
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791484838
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
62395504
Pages
222
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No