Whitehead's First Coming to Terms with the Legacy of Modern Science and Philosophy

• Authors: Andrle Michal
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article summarizes the underlying points of Whitehead's first systematic critique of the 'materialistic' theory, which dominated modern scientific reasoning, as well as the philosophical motivation of his criticism of modern epistemology that originated as a result of a specific link towards science. Together with an outline of Whitehead's critique, this study offers a number of illustrative quotes from the works of thinkers against whom Whitehead delineated his own philosophy since his own texts do not systematically come to terms with primary literature. In conclusion, this study sketches out the key traits of Whitehead's own position representative of the particular phase of his thinking under scrutiny.

Keywords

EN

BIFURCATION; MODERN PHILOSOPHY; SCIENCE; WHITEHEAD

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Teorie vědy (Theory of Science)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 16/29
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 75-112
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Andrle Michal

• Michal Andrle, Filosoficky ustav AV CR, v.v.i., Jilska 1, Praha 1, 110 00, Czech Republic, http://dlib.lib.cas.cz/4231/

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09CZAAAA061713