Ideas of Alfred North Whitehead, by Theme
[British, 1861 - 1947, Born in Kent. Worked with Russell in England, then a Professor at Harvard University.]
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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / c. Classical philosophy
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European philosophy consists of a series of footnotes to Plato
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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification
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With 'extensive connection', boundary elements are not included in domains [Varzi]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes
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In Whitehead 'processes' consist of events beginning and ending [Simons]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Whitehead held that perception was a necessary feature of all causation [Harré/Madden]
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27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space
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Whitehead replaced points with extended regions [Quine]
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