The Function of Reason (The World of the Mind) by Alfred North Whitehead (PDF)

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Whitehead presented these three lectures at Princeton University in 1929. Although 85 years have passed, his central thesis and his analysis remain remarkably current. The scientific materialism that Whitehead opposed with such vigor continues to dominate in academic circles, and even now those who question that worldview are often accused of being anti-scientific. This is especially true in discussions of the nature of the human mind and its relation to the body (particularly the brain). It is hard to find a contemporary thinker with a better perspective on the nature and role of natural science than Whitehead who, with Bertrand Russell, published the Principia Mathematica in 1910; who taught logic and mathematics at Trinity College of Cambridge University; who taught philosophy of science at University College London; and who was professor of philosophy at Harvard University beginning in 1924. Whitehead’s cosmology is far from anti-scientific, but he does explain why scientific method and technological practice alone are not able to provide a comprehensive understanding of the full range of human thought and experience. This work explains what we must do to achieve such a comprehensive understanding.

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⭐Easier reading than some of his later books and can stand as an introduction to Process Philosophy as he was beginning to define it.

⭐Introduction to pluralism! The sciences can solve specific problems and be overconfident outside their respective domains. Lots of thoughts on the nature of reason and logic as it relates to knowledge.

⭐Not his greatest work, but still readable and interesting in spots.

⭐Simply a masterpiece

⭐Like: First of all thanks Amazon for the delivery and well packed product.The Function of Reason is a book by Alfred North Whitehead based on his lectures taught in Cambridge. It is handy, and you can read it anywhere, as long as it is safe. It is detailed and brief to point. Again, it is good for students of Whiteheadian Philosophy and also readers of Professor Whitehead.What I didn’t like is the prise tag range which is costly. Amazon, please reduce the prise to be favourable to all.

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