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Humanities, 2014 This article develops a philosophy of the humanities by reading C.P. Snow’s famous thesis of “the two cultures” through the early work of Alfred North Whitehead. I argue that, whereas Snow refers to Whitehead’s Science and the Modern World, he ultimately
Iris van der Tuin
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Философия и космология, 2011 Some are considered known metaphysically-cosmological concepts of the western philosophy of the Twentieth century, namely – New ontology of Nicolai Hartmann, Organic Realism and Process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead, Neoclassical metaphysics and ...
Аляев Г. Е.
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Nóema, 2022 Questo saggio si propone di analizzare alcune istanze della Material Engagement Theory (MET) proposta da Lambros Malafouris nelle sue intersezioni con la filosofia speculativa di Alfred North Whitehead.
Nicola Turrini
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From dilemmas to paradoxes: A complex systems view of sustainability management in UK universities
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recently, universities have transformed from passive contributors to active participants in the global sustainability movement. However, the absence of robust theoretical frameworks and larger‐scale samples has limited the progress that universities can make towards becoming sustainable.
Antonia Voigt, Andrew MacLaren
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Process categories: the metaphysics, methodology & mathematics, philosophy of nature and process philosophy [PDF]
, 2009 To apply the metaphysical methodology of mathematics to the logic and form of process in natural philosophy requires a metaphysics above modelling, a methodology more than method and a mathematics beyond the set based topics of arithmetic, algebra ...
Heather, Michael, Rossiter, Nick
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Deep‐sea elasmobranchs are less resilient to the increasing scale of anthropogenic impacts such as fisheries, owing to their life‐history traits. The necessity for proper management measures is hampered by the scant knowledge on these taxa and their biology. Here we provide the first comprehensive insight into the parasite infracommunities and
Wolf Isbert +5 more
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Significance of Ch.S. Peirce's and A.N. Whitehead's ideas in the era of digital technologies
Векторы благополучия: экономика и социумContemporary society experiences an intense acceleration of information flows, leading to a loss of depth and substantive richness of symbols. The importance of analyzing human interaction with new symbolic systems stems from the increasing role of ...
N.A. Lukianova
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Whewell\'s Wager: The Continuing Dialogue of Metaphysics and Physics in Science [PDF]
, 2012 In his library at Trinity College, Cambridge University, around the year I860, William Whewell (1794-1866) engages in conversation with a company of thinkers on the province of metaphysics and physics, to form a comprehensive scientific belief.
Cassidy, O.P., Joseph D. +1 more
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Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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Western Culture: A Collective Achievement
Studia Gilsoniana, 2019 By examining selected works by Stephen Gaukroger, Alfred North Whitehead, Lynn White, Jr., Benjamin Farrington, and Paul Gans, the author discusses the formation of Western culture and the intellectual tools and the social conditions that contributed ...
Jude P. Dougherty
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