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Definition of Alfred North Whitehead
1. Noun. English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947).
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Literary usage of Alfred North Whitehead
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1. The Slave Systems of Greek and Roman Antiquity by William Linn Westermann (1984)
"In his book, Adventures of Ideas, Alfred North Whitehead has outlined his view
of the origins and development of the moral objection to the use of slaves, ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... of embellish with wherewith: Religion is tending to degenerate into a decent
formula wherewith to embellish a comfortable life — Alfred North Whitehead, ..."
3. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
"These words are not dignified enough for the conventional aims of education,
although Alfred North Whitehead wrote a great deal about pleasure in his book ..."
4. Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing by Larry Chang (2006)
"Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947 ~ Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead, 1953
Some of the finest moral intuitions come to quite humble people. ..."
5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"The first volume of " A Treatise on Universal Algebra," with applications, by
Alfred North Whitehead, was sent out. Henry E. Roscoe and Arthur Harden ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"Alfred North Whitehead. Cambridge, University Press ; New York, The Macmillan
Company. Volume I. Pp. xxvi + 686. $7.60. Foot Notes to Evolution. ..."
7. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1916)
"PM Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, Principia Mathematica, Vol.
I, Cambridge, 1910. PP Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy, ..."