Whitehead's philosophy : points of connection / edited by Janusz A. Polanowski and Donald W. Sherburne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Polanowski, Janusz A.

Sherburne, Donald W.

Series:

SUNY series in constructive postmodern thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern.

Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947.

Whitehead, Alfred North.

Physical Description:

xxi, 220 p.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume explores the range of Alfred North Whitehead's philosophy and his relevance to contemporary philosophical traditions. While philosophers and theologians with only a passing acquaintance with Whitehead might think that his philosophy is unconnected to our Western philosophical tradition, the contributors prove that nothing could be further from the truth. The most respected scholars in the field—George Allan, Lisa Bellantoni, John B. Cobb Jr., Frederick Ferré, David L. Hall, William S. Hamrick, Robert Cummings Neville, Janusz A. Polanowski, Patrick Shade, and Donald W. Sherburne—illustrate points of connection between Whitehead's ideas to the following: Descartes, the so-called "Father of Modern Philosophy"; classical American thought; several contemporary American thinkers, including Richard Rorty and Alasdair MacIntyre; aspects of European philosophy; and current reflections upon the environment and technology.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Introduction to SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought

Purpose of This Book

Biographical Sketch of Alfred North Whitehead

An Introductory Essay

Whitehead, Descartes, and Terminology

Whitehead and Classical American Philosophy

Whitehead and Pragmatism

Whitehead and Dewey: Religion in the Making of Education

Spirit and Eternity in Whitehead and Santayana

Whitehead and Contemporary American Philosophy

Whitehead, Rorty, and the Return of the Exiled Poets

Future Ethics: MacIntyre and Whitehead on Moral Progress

Whitehead and European Philosophy

Whitehead and Merleau-Ponty

Points of Connection in Whitehead’s and Nietzsche’s Metaphysics

Whitehead on Nature and Technology

Thinking with Whitehead about Nature

Whitehead and Technology

Contributors

Note on Supporting Center

Index

SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791484838

0791484831

9781423739968

1423739965

OCLC:

62395504