The Concept of Nature by Alfred North WHITEHEAD (1861 - 1947) <br />Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Philosophy, Science <br /> <br />Read by: Leon Mire, mb, jude kaider, Esther, Julian Jamison, Psuke Bariah in English <br /> <br />Chapters: <br />00:00:00 - 00 - PREFACE <br />00:06:34 - 01 - NATURE AND THOUGHT <br />00:57:23 - 02 - THEORIES OF THE BIFURCATION OF NATURE <br />01:46:03 - 03 - TIME <br />02:38:09 - 04 - THE METHOD OF EXTENSIVE ABSTRACTION <br />03:31:26 - 05 - SPACE AND MOTION <br />04:16:17 - 06 - CONGRUENCE <br />05:05:26 - 07 - OBJECTS <br />05:49:06 - 08 - SUMMARY <br />06:25:47 - 09 - NOTES <br /> <br />In The Concept of Nature, Alfred North Whitehead discusses the interrelatedness of time, space, and human perception.The idea of objects as 'occasions of experience', arguments against body-mind duality and the search for an all-encompassing 'philosophy of nature' are examined, with specific reference to contemporary (Einstein, with whose theory of relativity he has some complaints) and ancient (Plato, Aristotle) approaches. (Summary by mb) <br /> <br />More information: <a href="http://librivox.org/the-concept-of-nature-by-alfred-north-whitehead/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://librivox.org/the-concept-of-nature-by-alfred-north-whitehead/</a>