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Adventures of Ideas (Paperback)

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From Simon & Schuster, the Adventures of Ideas is Alfred North Whitehead's historical adventure.

The title of this book, Adventures of Ideas, bears two meanings, both applicable to the subject-matter. One meaning is the effect of certain ideas in promoting the slow drift of mankind towards civilization. This is the Adventure of Ideas in the history of mankind. The other meaning is the author's adventure in framing a speculative scheme of ideas which shall be explanatory of the historical adventure.

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.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780029351703
ISBN-10: 0029351707
Publisher: Free Press
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Pages: 320
Language: English