Quantum Physics and Freedom in a Whiteheadian Perspective

Abstract. This paper attempts to demonstrate the critical significance of early advances in quantum physics for Alfred North Whiteheads development of the categories of his metaphysics and to illustrate the capacity of his system to serve as a bridge between the sciences and the humanities by relati...

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Main Author: Rigagan, George Arkell (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1982
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Summary:Abstract. This paper attempts to demonstrate the critical significance of early advances in quantum physics for Alfred North Whiteheads development of the categories of his metaphysics and to illustrate the capacity of his system to serve as a bridge between the sciences and the humanities by relating specific Whiteheadian categories to concrete microphysical behavior with special reference to the notion of freedom.
ISSN:1467-9744
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1982.tb00482.x