Book ID: CBB959817706

The Event Universe: The Revisionary Metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead (2015)

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McHenry, Leemon (Author)


Edinburgh University Press


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 184
Language: English

Leemon McHenry argues that Whitehead's metaphysics provides a better basis for achieving a unification of physical theory than a traditional substance metaphysics. He investigates the influence of Maxwell's electromagnetic field, Einstein's theory of relativity and quantum mechanics on the development of the ontology of events and compares Whitehead’s theory to his contemporaries, C. D. Broad and Bertrand Russell, as well as W. V. Quine. In this way, McHenry defends the naturalised and speculative approach to metaphysics as opposed to analytical and linguistic methods that arose in the 20th century.

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Review Štefan Zolcer (2018) Review of "The Event Universe: The Revisionary Metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 323-326). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Bracco, Christian
Basile, Pierfrancesco
D'Agostino, Salvo
Statile, Glenn N.
Stachel, John J.
Seth, Suman
Concepts
Quantum mechanics
Relativity
Physics
Electromagnetism
Philosophy
Metaphysics
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
Netherlands
Austria
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