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A. N. Whitehead on his mathematical goals: a letter of 1912
Annals of Science 32 (2):85-101 (1975)
Abstract
In March 1912 A. N. Whitehead wrote a letter which sheds new and important light on his own view of his mathematical goals. In this article I publish the letter for the first time and relate its contents not only to his mathematical career but also to his scientific, philosophical and educational interestsMy notes
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge.Alfred North Whitehead - 1919 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
The philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead.Paul Arthur Schilpp (ed.) - 1941 - New York,: Tudor Pub. Co..
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