Science and the Modern World - Alfred North Whitehead - Dover Thrift Editions

Science and the Modern World by Alfred North Whitehead brings together a landmark set of lectures first delivered in 1925. This Dover Thrift Editions paperback presents the Lowell Lectures, 1925.

Key details

• Author: Alfred North Whitehead
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Subtitle: Lowell Lectures, 1925
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 208
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 31 January 2025
• ISBN: 9780486853505

Synopsis

Across eight lectures, Whitehead offers a wide-ranging account of the cultural and philosophical consequences of scientific progress, tracing developments from the classical civilisations of the ancient world through to the nineteenth century. Philosophy is positioned as a necessary interpreter: a discipline that brings to light science’s underlying assumptions and helps connect scientific results with an evolving understanding of human experience.

The lectures consider how discovery has altered perceptions of the physical world and reshaped ideas about humanity’s place in the universe. With its sustained engagement in the conversation between science and the humanities, this is suited to readers interested in the philosophy of science and related questions in religion and philosophy.

Rackhams Reference : TEHR9IU55I