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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge

A N Whitehead author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:16th Jun '11

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This important book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the relationship between science and philosophy.

Originally published in 1919, and first republished in 1925 as this Second Edition, this text ranks among Whitehead's most important works; forming a perspective on scientific observation that incorporated a complex view of experience, rather than prioritising the position of 'pure' sense data.Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) was a prominent English mathematician and philosopher who co-authored the highly influential Principia Mathematica with Bertrand Russell. Originally published in 1919, and first republished in 1925 as this Second Edition, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge ranks among Whitehead's most important works; forming a perspective on scientific observation that incorporated a complex view of experience, rather than prioritising the position of 'pure' sense data. Alongside companion volumes The Concept of Nature (1920) and The Principle of Relativity (1922), it created a framework for Whitehead's later metaphysical speculations. This is an important book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the relationship between science and philosophy.

ISBN: 9781107600126

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm

Weight: 290g

222 pages

2nd Revised edition