The Concept of Nature


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In The Concept of Nature, Alfred North Whitehead discusses the interrelatedness of time, space, and human perception.
The idea of objects as 'occasions of experience', arguments against body-mind duality and the search for an all-encompassing 'philosophy of nature' are examined, with specific reference to contemporary (Einstein, with whose theory of relativity he has some complaints) and ancient (Plato, Aristotle) approaches. (Summary by mb) (6 hr 56 min)

Chapters

PREFACE 6:34 Read by Leon Mire
NATURE AND THOUGHT 50:49 Read by mb
THEORIES OF THE BIFURCATION OF NATURE 48:40 Read by mb
TIME 52:05 Read by jude kaider
THE METHOD OF EXTENSIVE ABSTRACTION 53:16 Read by mb
SPACE AND MOTION 44:51 Read by Esther
CONGRUENCE 49:08 Read by mb
OBJECTS 43:40 Read by Leon Mire
SUMMARY 36:41 Read by Julian Jamison
NOTES 30:22 Read by Psuke Bariah