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Auteur(s) : Auxier, Randall E. (1961-....)
Herstein, Gary L.
Titre(s) : The quantum of explanation [Texte imprimé] : Whitehead's radical empiricism / Randall E. Auxier and Gary L. Herstein
Publication : New York (N.Y.) ; London : Routledge, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xiv-370 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge studies in American philosophy ; 9
Lien à la collection : Routledge studies in American philosophy
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [297]-353. Index
"The Quantum of Explanation advances a bold new theory of how explanation ought to
be understood in philosophical and cosmological inquiries. Using a complete interpretation
of Alfred North Whitehead's philosophical and mathematical writings and an interpretive
structure that is essentially new, Auxier and Herstein argue that Whitehead has never
been properly understood, nor has the depth and breadth of his contribution to the
human search for knowledge been assimilated by his successors. This important book
effectively applies Whitehead's philosophy to problems in the interpretation of science,
empirical knowledge, and nature. It develops a new account of philosophical naturalism
that will contribute to the current naturalism debate in both Analytic and Continental
philosophy. Auxier and Herstein also draw attention to some of the most important
differences between the process theology tradition and Whitehead's thought, arguing
in favor of a Whiteheadian naturalism that is more or less independent of theological
concerns. This book offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to Whitehead's philosophy
and is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in American philosophy,
the philosophy of mathematics and physics, and issues associated with naturalism,
explanation and radical empiricism"--The publisher
Sujet(s) : Whitehead, Alfred North (1861-1947)
Philosophie des sciences
Empirisme
Naturalisme (philosophie)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781138700161. - ISBN 1138700169. - ISBN 9871315204925 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45201793h
Notice n° :
FRBNF45201793
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Reading Whitehead ; Whitehead's radical empiricism ; The logic in metaphysics
; The quantum of explanation ; Extensive connectedness (the metaphysics in logic)
; The principle of relativity ; Genetic and coordinate division and divisibility
; The problem of possibility ; The algebra of negative prehension ; The nature of
naturalism ; Synoptic pluralism and the problem of Whiteheadian "theology" ; Possibility
and God ; God's mortal soul.
