Science and the Modern World
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Science and the Modern World is a seminal 1925 work of process philosophy in which Alfred North Whitehead analyzes the historical development and philosophical implications of modern science for our understanding of reality.
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| Science and the Modern World canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science and the Modern World Context triple: [Alfred North Whitehead, notableWork, Science and the Modern World]
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The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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B.
History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
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C.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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D.
Enlightenment science
Enlightenment science was an 18th-century intellectual movement that applied reason, empirical observation, and experimental methods to understand and systematically explain the natural world.
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The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science and the Modern World Target entity description: Science and the Modern World is a seminal 1925 work of process philosophy in which Alfred North Whitehead analyzes the historical development and philosophical implications of modern science for our understanding of reality.
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A.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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B.
History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
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C.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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D.
Enlightenment science
Enlightenment science was an 18th-century intellectual movement that applied reason, empirical observation, and experimental methods to understand and systematically explain the natural world.
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E.
The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of ideas
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| author | Alfred North Whitehead ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gifford Lectures
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surface form:
Lowell Lectures
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | mechanistic worldview ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal work of process philosophy ⓘ |
| discusses |
historical development of modern science
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impact of scientific worldview on metaphysics ⓘ philosophical implications of modern science ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Process and Reality ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Anglo-American philosophy
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continental philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
critique of scientific materialism
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event-based ontology ⓘ interrelation of science and civilization ⓘ organism as a fundamental category ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century metaphysics
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philosophy of science ⓘ process theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lectureSeriesLocation | Harvard University ⓘ |
| mentionsPhilosopher |
René Descartes
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surface form:
Descartes
Galileo Galilei ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ |
| notableFor | systematic exposition of Whitehead's process philosophy in relation to science ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alfred North Whitehead
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surface form:
Alfred North Whitehead bibliography
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| proposes | processual view of reality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Macmillan Company ⓘ |
| structure | collection of lectures ⓘ |
| subject |
history of science
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metaphysics ⓘ modern science ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ relationship between science and philosophy ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Scientific Revolution
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modern era ⓘ |
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