Whitehead on the Inadequacies of Materialism to Account for MaterialismA number of modern modern philosophers have seen the problems inherent in the early modern philosophy of Hume, Descartes, and their ilk. Whitehead was one; Schroedinger was another. We might regard them as the demolition crew who tore down positivism so that Popper and his crew could erect something else. But then, Popper has his problems as well.

“If the cause in itself discloses no information as to the effect, so that...
Published on September 14, 2009 00:34