The Essays and Articles of Alfred North Whitehead, 1917-1942

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The Essays and Articles of Alfred North Whitehead, 1917-1942

Edited by: Brian G. Henning and Joseph Petek

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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Chronological and critically edited collection of all of Whitehead’s essays and articles, including previously unknown essays

First authoritative, chronologically ordered presentation of Whitehead’s non-monograph works published during his Cambridge and London periods.
Critical editing of the essays allows for corrections of many errors that have plagued these texts since their original publication; some essays contain dozens of errors.
Creation of a high-quality scholarly index allows scholars to engage with these collected papers in way never before possible.

Volume 2 of the Critical Edition’s ‘Essays and Articles’ (EA2) captures published and unpublished essays written by Whitehead from his early London period just after joining the Aristotelian Society in 1915 through to his retirement from Harvard in 1937 until his death in 1947. This volume includes previously unknown essays as well as papers published in academic journals and monographs. The better-known essays in this period – those that were re-published in collections such as The Aims of Education (1929) and Essays in Science and Philosophy (1947) – suffer from having too many variants, each with their own pagination and variations, making scholarly reference unnecessarily complicated. EA2, for the first time, presents all of Whitehead’s non-monograph works in a single authoritative, chronologically ordered, critically edited, and corrected format, making these volumes the single scholarly standard for researching and referencing these essays.

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Dedication
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Contents
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General introduction
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Chronology for Alfred North Whitehead
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Published Works of Alfred North Whitehead
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Abbreviations of Whitehead Titles
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Introduction to The Essays and Articles of Alfred North Whitehead, 1917–1942
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Letter to the Editor of the Mathematical Gazette
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Technical Education and Its Relation to Science and Lit
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A Polytechnic in War-Time
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The Anatomy of Some Scientific Ideas
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1918
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Graphical Solution for High-Angle Fire
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Address on Founder’s Day at Stanley Technical Trade School
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Time, Space and Material: Are They, and If So in What Sense, the Ultimate Data of Science?
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A Revolution in Science
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Discussion upon Fundamental Principles in Education
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Einstein’s Theory: An Alternative Suggestion
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Science in General Education
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The Idealistic Interpretation of Einstein’s Theory
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The Philosophical Aspects of the Principle of Relativity
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The Rhythm of Education
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The First Physical Synthesis
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Uniformity and Contingency
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The Place of Classics in Education
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Reply to Review of The Principle of Relativity
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The Rhythmic Claims of Freedom and Discipline
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The Problem of Simultaneity: Is There a Paradox in the Principle of Relativity in Regard to the Relation of Time Measured to Time Lived?
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Science and Economic Liberty: A Comparison of England and America
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First Lecture
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The Importance of Friendly Relations Between England and the United States
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Remarks at Wellesley College Semi-Centennial Celebration
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Principia Mathematica – To the Editor of Mind
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The Education of an Englishman
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Time
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England and the Narrow Seas
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Universities and Their Function
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Governor Alfred Smith
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An Address Delivered at the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Radcliffe College
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Symposium in Honor of the Seventieth Birthday of Alfred North Whitehead
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The Study of the Past – Its Uses and Its Dangers
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Indication, Classes, Numbers, Validation
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Memories
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Harvard: The Future
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Analysis of Meaning
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An Appeal to Sanity
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Religious Psychology of the Western Peoples
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John Dewey and His Influence
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1940
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The Issue: Freedom
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1941
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Mathematics and the Good
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Immortality
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Autobiographical Notes
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1942
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Statesmanship and Specialized Learning
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Freedom and Order
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Textual Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Alfred North Whitehead; Process Philosophy; Analytic Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Mathematics; History of Mathematics

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The Essays and Articles of Alfred North Whitehead, 1917-1942

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Dedication

Contents

General introduction

Chronology for Alfred North Whitehead

Published Works of Alfred North Whitehead

Abbreviations of Whitehead Titles

Introduction to The Essays and Articles of Alfred North Whitehead, 1917–1942

Letter to the Editor of the Mathematical Gazette

Technical Education and Its Relation to Science and Lit

A Polytechnic in War-Time

The Anatomy of Some Scientific Ideas

Graphical Solution for High-Angle Fire

Address on Founder’s Day at Stanley Technical Trade School

Time, Space and Material: Are They, and If So in What Sense, the Ultimate Data of Science?

A Revolution in Science

Discussion upon Fundamental Principles in Education

Einstein’s Theory: An Alternative Suggestion

Science in General Education

The Idealistic Interpretation of Einstein’s Theory

The Philosophical Aspects of the Principle of Relativity

The Rhythm of Education

The First Physical Synthesis

Uniformity and Contingency

The Place of Classics in Education

Reply to Review of The Principle of Relativity

The Rhythmic Claims of Freedom and Discipline

The Problem of Simultaneity: Is There a Paradox in the Principle of Relativity in Regard to the Relation of Time Measured to Time Lived?

Science and Economic Liberty: A Comparison of England and America

First Lecture

The Importance of Friendly Relations Between England and the United States

Remarks at Wellesley College Semi-Centennial Celebration

Principia Mathematica – To the Editor of Mind

The Education of an Englishman

Time

England and the Narrow Seas

Universities and Their Function

Governor Alfred Smith

An Address Delivered at the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Radcliffe College

Symposium in Honor of the Seventieth Birthday of Alfred North Whitehead

The Study of the Past – Its Uses and Its Dangers

Indication, Classes, Numbers, Validation

Memories

Harvard: The Future

Analysis of Meaning

An Appeal to Sanity

Religious Psychology of the Western Peoples

John Dewey and His Influence

The Issue: Freedom

Mathematics and the Good

Immortality

Autobiographical Notes

Statesmanship and Specialized Learning

Freedom and Order

Textual Notes

Bibliography

Index

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