Quantum mechanics and the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Michael Epperson
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 261 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
American philosophy series,
Volume Designation
no. 14
ISSN of Series
1073-2764 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Including a nonspecialist introduction to quantum mechanics, Epperson adds an essential new dimension to our understanding of the architecture and meaning of Whitehead's metaphysics - and of the constantly enriching encounter of science and philosophy in our century."--Jacket
Text of Note
"This book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmological scheme." "Moving systematically - concept by concept, phase by phase - Michael Epperson illuminates the intersection of science and philosophy in Whitehead's work. He details Whitehead's struggles to fashion an ontology that would be coherent with quantum anomalies, one that can reshape the sense of strangeness or inconceivability of many important physical notions."