The Event Universe
The Revisionary Metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead
Seiten
2020
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-7457-3 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-7457-3 (ISBN)
Leemon McHenry argues that Whitehead's metaphysics provides a more adequate basis for achieving a unification of physical theory than a traditional substance metaphysics, drawing on Maxwell, Einstein, Quine, Russell and Broad.
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.
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.
Leemon McHenry is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge.
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Descriptive Metaphysics; 3. The Influence of Modern Physics; 4. The Revisionary Theory of Events; 5. The Theory of Extension; 6. The Problem of Time; 7. Philosophical Implications; Notes; References; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.08.2020 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Crosscurrents |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 291 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
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| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-7457-8 / 1474474578 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-7457-3 / 9781474474573 |
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