Science and the Modern World
- ISBN-10
- 1001286332
- ISBN-13
- 9781001286334
- Series
- Science and the Modern World
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1960
- Publisher
- CUP Archive
- Author
- Alfred North Whitehead
Description
Alfred North Whitehead. which is an object of thought may be called an entity . In this sense , a function is an entity . Obviously , this is not what James had in his mind . In agreement with the organic theory of nature which I have ...
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