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− | '''Alfred North Whitehead''' (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was | + | '''Alfred North Whitehead''' (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was a British mathematician, logician and philosopher best known for his work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science. In collaboration with Bertrand Russell, he co-authored the three-volume ''Principia Mathematica'' (1910, 1912, 1913). Later he was instrumental in pioneering the approach to metaphysics now known as ''process philosophy'', which today has found application in a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, psychology, and media theory, among other areas. |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
− | * [http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.chmm/1263316509 ''A | + | * [http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.chmm/1263316509 ''A Treatise on Universal Algebra: With Applications''], Cambridge: The University Press, 1898. |
− | * [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/u/umhistmath/ABN2643.0001.001 ''The Axioms of Descriptive Geometry''], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, | + | * "On Cardinal Numbers", ''American Journal of Mathematics'' 24 (1902), pp 367-394. |
+ | * ''The Axioms of Projective Geometry'', Cambridge University Press, 1906. | ||
+ | * "On Mathematical Concepts of the Material World", ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London'', Series A, 205 (1906), pp 465-525. | ||
+ | * [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/u/umhistmath/ABN2643.0001.001 ''The Axioms of Descriptive Geometry''], Cambridge University Press, 1907. | ||
+ | * with Bertrand Russell, ''Principia Mathematica'', 3 vols., Cambridge University Press, 1910-13; 2nd ed., 1925/27; abridged as ''Principia Mathematica to *56'', Cambridge University Press, 1962. | ||
+ | * ''An Introduction to Mathematics'', London: Williams and Norgate, 1911. | ||
+ | * ''The Organisation of Thought, Educational and Scientific'', London: Williams & Norgate, 1917. | ||
+ | * ''An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge'', Cambridge University Press, 1919. | ||
+ | * ''The Concept of Nature'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1920; repr., Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2004. | ||
+ | * ''The Principle of Relativity with Applications to Physical Science'', Cambridge University Press, 1922. | ||
+ | * ''Science and the Modern World'', Cambridge University Press, 1925. | ||
+ | * ''Religion in the Making'', New York: Macmillan, 1926. | ||
* ''Symbolism, Its Meaning and Effect'', New York: Macmillan 1927; 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press 1958; 3rd ed., Fordham University Press, 1985. Delivered as Barbour-Page Lectures at University of Virginia, New York. | * ''Symbolism, Its Meaning and Effect'', New York: Macmillan 1927; 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press 1958; 3rd ed., Fordham University Press, 1985. Delivered as Barbour-Page Lectures at University of Virginia, New York. | ||
− | ** ''[http://www.fysis.cz/filosofiecz/texty/zuska/whitehead/symbol.htm Symbolismus, jeho význam a účin]'', trans. Vlastimil Zuska, 1997. | + | ** ''[http://www.fysis.cz/filosofiecz/texty/zuska/whitehead/symbol.htm Symbolismus, jeho význam a účin]'', trans. Vlastimil Zuska, 1997. {{cz}} |
+ | * ''The Aims of Education and Other Essays'', New York: Macmillan, 1929; repr. 1959. | ||
+ | * ''The Function of Reason'', Princeton University Press, 1929. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * ''Process and Reality'', New York: Macmillan, 1929. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * ''Adventures of Ideas'', Cambridge University Press; New York: Macmillan, 1933. | ||
+ | * ''Nature and Life'', University of Chicago Press, 1934. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * ''Modes of Thought'', New York: Macmillan, 1938. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * ''Essays in Science and Philosophy'', New York: Philosophical Library, 1947. | ||
+ | * ''The Wit and Wisdom of Whitehead'', ed. A.H. Johnson, Boston: Beacon Press, 1947. | ||
+ | * ''A.N. Whitehead: An Anthology'', eds. F.S.C. Northrop and M.W. Gross, Cambridge University Press; New York: Macmillan, 1953. | ||
==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
− | * Nicholas Gaskill, A. J. Nocek (eds.), ''The Lure of Whitehead'', | + | * Isabelle Stengers, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=8429 Penser avec Whitehead. Une libre et sauvage création de concepts]'', Paris: Seuil, 2002, 582 pp. {{fr}} |
+ | ** ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=8429 Thinking with Whitehead]'', foreword Bruno Latour, trans. Michael Chase, Harvard University Press, 2011. | ||
+ | * Steven Shaviro, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=570 Without Criteria: Kant, Whitehead, Deleuze, and Aesthetics]'', MIT Press, 2009, 192 pp. | ||
+ | * Nicholas Gaskill, A. J. Nocek (eds.), ''The Lure of Whitehead'', University of Minnesota Press, 2014, 496 pp. [http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-lure-of-whitehead], [http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9806378/Brown%20-%20The%20Technics%20of%20Prehension.pdf Chapter 4]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ; Dictionary and encyclopedic entries | ||
+ | * J.J. O'Connor, E.F. Robertson, [http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Whitehead.html "Alfred North Whitehead"], ''The MacTutor History of Mathematics'', 2003. | ||
+ | * Andrew David Irvine, [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whitehead/ "Alfred North Whitehead"], ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', 2013. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead Whitehead at Wikipedia] |
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Revision as of 11:35, 8 March 2015
Alfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was a British mathematician, logician and philosopher best known for his work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science. In collaboration with Bertrand Russell, he co-authored the three-volume Principia Mathematica (1910, 1912, 1913). Later he was instrumental in pioneering the approach to metaphysics now known as process philosophy, which today has found application in a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, psychology, and media theory, among other areas.
Works
- A Treatise on Universal Algebra: With Applications, Cambridge: The University Press, 1898.
- "On Cardinal Numbers", American Journal of Mathematics 24 (1902), pp 367-394.
- The Axioms of Projective Geometry, Cambridge University Press, 1906.
- "On Mathematical Concepts of the Material World", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series A, 205 (1906), pp 465-525.
- The Axioms of Descriptive Geometry, Cambridge University Press, 1907.
- with Bertrand Russell, Principia Mathematica, 3 vols., Cambridge University Press, 1910-13; 2nd ed., 1925/27; abridged as Principia Mathematica to *56, Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- An Introduction to Mathematics, London: Williams and Norgate, 1911.
- The Organisation of Thought, Educational and Scientific, London: Williams & Norgate, 1917.
- An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge, Cambridge University Press, 1919.
- The Concept of Nature, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1920; repr., Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2004.
- The Principle of Relativity with Applications to Physical Science, Cambridge University Press, 1922.
- Science and the Modern World, Cambridge University Press, 1925.
- Religion in the Making, New York: Macmillan, 1926.
- Symbolism, Its Meaning and Effect, New York: Macmillan 1927; 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press 1958; 3rd ed., Fordham University Press, 1985. Delivered as Barbour-Page Lectures at University of Virginia, New York.
- Symbolismus, jeho význam a účin, trans. Vlastimil Zuska, 1997. (Czech)
- The Aims of Education and Other Essays, New York: Macmillan, 1929; repr. 1959.
- The Function of Reason, Princeton University Press, 1929.
- Process and Reality, New York: Macmillan, 1929.
- Adventures of Ideas, Cambridge University Press; New York: Macmillan, 1933.
- Nature and Life, University of Chicago Press, 1934.
- Modes of Thought, New York: Macmillan, 1938.
- Essays in Science and Philosophy, New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
- The Wit and Wisdom of Whitehead, ed. A.H. Johnson, Boston: Beacon Press, 1947.
- A.N. Whitehead: An Anthology, eds. F.S.C. Northrop and M.W. Gross, Cambridge University Press; New York: Macmillan, 1953.
Literature
- Isabelle Stengers, Penser avec Whitehead. Une libre et sauvage création de concepts, Paris: Seuil, 2002, 582 pp. (French)
- Thinking with Whitehead, foreword Bruno Latour, trans. Michael Chase, Harvard University Press, 2011.
- Steven Shaviro, Without Criteria: Kant, Whitehead, Deleuze, and Aesthetics, MIT Press, 2009, 192 pp.
- Nicholas Gaskill, A. J. Nocek (eds.), The Lure of Whitehead, University of Minnesota Press, 2014, 496 pp. [1], Chapter 4.
- Dictionary and encyclopedic entries
- J.J. O'Connor, E.F. Robertson, "Alfred North Whitehead", The MacTutor History of Mathematics, 2003.
- Andrew David Irvine, "Alfred North Whitehead", Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2013.