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5730991d2461fd1900a9ceef | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In Whitehead's view, then, concepts such as "quality", "matter", and "form" are problematic. These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world. They are useful abstractions, but are not the world's basic building blo... | What are the concepts quality, matter, and form considered? | {
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"\"classical\" concepts"
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5730991d2461fd1900a9ceed | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In Whitehead's view, then, concepts such as "quality", "matter", and "form" are problematic. These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world. They are useful abstractions, but are not the world's basic building blo... | Concepts such as quality, matter, and form fail to account for what? | {
"text": [
"change"
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151
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5730991d2461fd1900a9ceee | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In Whitehead's view, then, concepts such as "quality", "matter", and "form" are problematic. These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world. They are useful abstractions, but are not the world's basic building blo... | What concepts overlook the experiential nature of basic elements? | {
"text": [
"quality\", \"matter\", and \"form\""
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45
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5730991d2461fd1900a9cef1 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In Whitehead's view, then, concepts such as "quality", "matter", and "form" are problematic. These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world. They are useful abstractions, but are not the world's basic building blo... | What does Whitehead call experiences that are progressively connected? | {
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"society"
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692
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5730991d2461fd1900a9cef0 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In Whitehead's view, then, concepts such as "quality", "matter", and "form" are problematic. These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world. They are useful abstractions, but are not the world's basic building blo... | Instead of being a single person, what does Whitehead view a person as? | {
"text": [
"continuum of overlapping events"
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425
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573344744776f419006607de | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | What did Whitehead believe were essentially the only things that truly exist? | {
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"discrete \"occasions of experience\" that overlap one another in time and space, and jointly make up the enduring person or thing"
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508
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573344744776f419006607dc | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | Regarding the idea that individuals or objects don't fundamentally change, what terms can be used to describe what an object or individual actually is? | {
"text": [
"\"defining essence\" or a \"core identity\""
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67
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573344744776f419006607dd | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | In that line of thinking, how are changes described? | {
"text": [
"qualitative and secondary to their core identity"
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292
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57309b8f396df91900096206 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | The idea that people are unchanging and stay the same even through changes is considered what? | {
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"defining essence"
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68
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57309b8f396df91900096207 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | In Whitehead's cosmology, what are the only things that fundamentally exist? | {
"text": [
"occasions of experience"
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518
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} |
57309b8f396df91900096208 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | Where do occasions of experience overlap? | {
"text": [
"time and space"
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571
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} |
57309b8f396df9190009620a | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | Instead of having an enduring essence, what does Whitehead believe? | {
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"all things flow\""
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1060
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57309b8f396df91900096209 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | To put it another way, a thing or person is often seen as having a "defining essence" or a "core identity" that is unchanging, and describes what the thing or person really is. In this way of thinking, things and people are seen as fundamentally the same through time, with any changes being qualitative and secondary to... | In Whitehead's view, identities do not define people, but what? | {
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"people define identities"
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913
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57335187d058e614000b5855 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead pointed to the limitations of language as one of the main culprits in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking, and acknowledged that it may be difficult to ever wholly move past such ideas in everyday speech. After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it ... | Why did Whitehead think people continued to subscribe to materialistic thinking? | {
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"it is easy and convenient to think of people and objects as remaining fundamentally the same things"
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317
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57335187d058e614000b5856 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead pointed to the limitations of language as one of the main culprits in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking, and acknowledged that it may be difficult to ever wholly move past such ideas in everyday speech. After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it ... | What did Whitehead believe regarding factors that limit people's understanding of his concepts? | {
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"should not prevent people from realizing that \"material substances\" or \"essences\" are a convenient generalized description of a continuum"
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584
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57335187d058e614000b5854 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead pointed to the limitations of language as one of the main culprits in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking, and acknowledged that it may be difficult to ever wholly move past such ideas in everyday speech. After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it ... | What did Whitehead believe was one of the biggest reasons materialistic thinking endured? | {
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"limitations of language"
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25
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57335187d058e614000b5857 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead pointed to the limitations of language as one of the main culprits in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking, and acknowledged that it may be difficult to ever wholly move past such ideas in everyday speech. After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it ... | What did Whitehead state about the belief that a person is exactly the same from moment to moment? | {
"text": [
"it is not philosophically or ontologically sound"
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940
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57309dbb8ab72b1400f9c5f1 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead pointed to the limitations of language as one of the main culprits in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking, and acknowledged that it may be difficult to ever wholly move past such ideas in everyday speech. After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it ... | Why couldn't each moment of each person's life be given a different proper name? | {
"text": [
"limitations of language"
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25
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} |
57309dbb8ab72b1400f9c5f0 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead pointed to the limitations of language as one of the main culprits in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking, and acknowledged that it may be difficult to ever wholly move past such ideas in everyday speech. After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it ... | What did Whitehead believe was a culprit in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking? | {
"text": [
"limitations of language"
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25
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} |
57309dbb8ab72b1400f9c5f2 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead pointed to the limitations of language as one of the main culprits in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking, and acknowledged that it may be difficult to ever wholly move past such ideas in everyday speech. After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it ... | Whitehead's main philosophy on humans changing is what? | {
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"each thing is a different thing from what it was a moment ago"
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462
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573352f9d058e614000b585d | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | What is the general materialistic view of an object? | {
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"Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things"
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153
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573352f9d058e614000b585e | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | How the fundamental concept of matter influence people to view objects? | {
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"The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fundamentally separate in time and space, and not necessarily related to anything"
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249
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} |
573352f9d058e614000b585f | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | What is Whitehead's belief regarding the importance of relations? | {
"text": [
"in Whitehead's view, relations take a primary role, perhaps even more important than the relata themselves"
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405
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573352f9d058e614000b5860 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | What is the materialistic view of matter in relation to other objects? | {
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"It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects."
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83
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573352f9d058e614000b585c | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | What is another issue that Whitehead had with materialism? | {
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"it obscures the importance of relations"
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42
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57309e35069b5314008321c9 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | What obscures the importance of relations according to Whitehead? | {
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"materialism"
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22
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} |
57309e35069b5314008321ca | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | What does Materialism see each object as? | {
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"distinct and discrete"
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107
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} |
57309e35069b5314008321cb | Alfred_North_Whitehead | A second problem with materialism is that it obscures the importance of relations. It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects. Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things. The idea of matter as primary makes people think of objects as being fu... | How is each object related to other things? | {
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"externally"
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213
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} |
5733541ed058e614000b5866 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | How does Whitehead characterize anything that exists? | {
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"in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it"
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43
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5733541ed058e614000b5867 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | How does he describe what makes something real? | {
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"A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it"
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191
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} |
5733541ed058e614000b5868 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | In Whitehead's thinking, what could be said about something that has no effect on any other person or object? | {
"text": [
"if theoretically a thing made strictly no difference to any other entity (i.e. it was not related to any other entity), it could not be said to really exist"
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301
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} |
5733541ed058e614000b5869 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | What did Whitehead believe about the concept of relations in the context of defining an entity? | {
"text": [
"Relations are not secondary to what a thing is, they are what the thing is."
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459
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} |
57309ede396df91900096218 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | Whitehead believes any entity is in some sense what? | {
"text": [
"nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities"
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"answer_start": [
57
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} |
57309ede396df91900096219 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | If an object made no difference to any other entity, what could be said about it? | {
"text": [
"not be said to really exist."
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430
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} |
57309ede396df9190009621a | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | If relations are not secondary to what a thing is, what is it? | {
"text": [
"they are what the thing is"
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507
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} |
57309ede396df9190009621b | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | What makes up the sum of relations to an entity? | {
"text": [
"rld around it"
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176
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} |
57309ede396df9190009621c | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In fact, Whitehead describes any entity as in some sense nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities – its synthesis of and reaction to the world around it. A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a ... | A real object forces the universe to do what? | {
"text": [
"in some way conform to it"
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"answer_start": [
258
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} |
57337336d058e614000b5b27 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Isabelle Stengers wrote that "Whiteheadians are recruited among both philosophers and theologians, and the palette has been enriched by practitioners from the most diverse horizons, from ecology to feminism, practices that unite political struggle and spirituality with the sciences of education." Indeed, in recent deca... | In what areas of the world has interest in Whitehead's work spread in recent decades? | {
"text": [
"Europe and China"
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"answer_start": [
426
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} |
57337336d058e614000b5b29 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Isabelle Stengers wrote that "Whiteheadians are recruited among both philosophers and theologians, and the palette has been enriched by practitioners from the most diverse horizons, from ecology to feminism, practices that unite political struggle and spirituality with the sciences of education." Indeed, in recent deca... | Who was one of the first theologians to try to interact with Whitehead's ideas? | {
"text": [
"William Temple"
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666
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} |
57337336d058e614000b5b2a | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Isabelle Stengers wrote that "Whiteheadians are recruited among both philosophers and theologians, and the palette has been enriched by practitioners from the most diverse horizons, from ecology to feminism, practices that unite political struggle and spirituality with the sciences of education." Indeed, in recent deca... | What was the basis for "Nature, Man and God"? | {
"text": [
"Temple's Gifford Lectures of 1932-1934"
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685
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} |
57337336d058e614000b5b26 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Isabelle Stengers wrote that "Whiteheadians are recruited among both philosophers and theologians, and the palette has been enriched by practitioners from the most diverse horizons, from ecology to feminism, practices that unite political struggle and spirituality with the sciences of education." Indeed, in recent deca... | According to Isabelle Stengers, what are unifying factors in diverse practices (like ecology and feminism) that have become interested in Whitehead's work? | {
"text": [
"practices that unite political struggle and spirituality with the sciences of education"
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"answer_start": [
208
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} |
57337336d058e614000b5b28 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Isabelle Stengers wrote that "Whiteheadians are recruited among both philosophers and theologians, and the palette has been enriched by practitioners from the most diverse horizons, from ecology to feminism, practices that unite political struggle and spirituality with the sciences of education." Indeed, in recent deca... | What other fields have shown more recent interest in Whitehead's work? | {
"text": [
"ecology, physics, biology, education, economics, and psychology"
],
"answer_start": [
483
]
} |
57337479d058e614000b5b3f | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Early followers of Whitehead were found primarily at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, where Henry Nelson Wieman initiated an interest in Whitehead's work that would last for about thirty years. Professors such as Wieman, Charles Hartshorne, Bernard Loomer, Bernard Meland, and Daniel Day Williams made Whiteh... | Where were the first followers mainly found? | {
"text": [
"at the University of Chicago's Divinity School"
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"answer_start": [
50
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} |
57337479d058e614000b5b40 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Early followers of Whitehead were found primarily at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, where Henry Nelson Wieman initiated an interest in Whitehead's work that would last for about thirty years. Professors such as Wieman, Charles Hartshorne, Bernard Loomer, Bernard Meland, and Daniel Day Williams made Whiteh... | Who began the interest in Whitehead at Chicago's Divinity School? | {
"text": [
"Henry Nelson Wieman"
],
"answer_start": [
104
]
} |
57337479d058e614000b5b42 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Early followers of Whitehead were found primarily at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, where Henry Nelson Wieman initiated an interest in Whitehead's work that would last for about thirty years. Professors such as Wieman, Charles Hartshorne, Bernard Loomer, Bernard Meland, and Daniel Day Williams made Whiteh... | Who id the most well-known Whitehead scholar? | {
"text": [
"John B. Cobb"
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"answer_start": [
498
]
} |
57337479d058e614000b5b41 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Early followers of Whitehead were found primarily at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, where Henry Nelson Wieman initiated an interest in Whitehead's work that would last for about thirty years. Professors such as Wieman, Charles Hartshorne, Bernard Loomer, Bernard Meland, and Daniel Day Williams made Whiteh... | What professors established the importance of Whitehead's work? | {
"text": [
"Wieman, Charles Hartshorne, Bernard Loomer, Bernard Meland, and Daniel Day Williams"
],
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225
]
} |
5733766ed058e614000b5b60 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | But while Claremont remains the most concentrated hub of Whiteheadian activity, the place where Whitehead's thought currently seems to be growing the most quickly is in China. In order to address the challenges of modernization and industrialization, China has begun to blend traditions of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucia... | Where is interest in Whitehead's work growing the fastest today? | {
"text": [
"China"
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"answer_start": [
169
]
} |
5733766ed058e614000b5b61 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | But while Claremont remains the most concentrated hub of Whiteheadian activity, the place where Whitehead's thought currently seems to be growing the most quickly is in China. In order to address the challenges of modernization and industrialization, China has begun to blend traditions of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucia... | What challenges are China using Whitehead's ideas to help manage? | {
"text": [
"modernization and industrialization"
],
"answer_start": [
214
]
} |
5733766ed058e614000b5b62 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | But while Claremont remains the most concentrated hub of Whiteheadian activity, the place where Whitehead's thought currently seems to be growing the most quickly is in China. In order to address the challenges of modernization and industrialization, China has begun to blend traditions of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucia... | What types of traditions are China blending with Whitehead's "constructive post-modern" philosophy? | {
"text": [
"traditions of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism"
],
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276
]
} |
5733766ed058e614000b5b63 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | But while Claremont remains the most concentrated hub of Whiteheadian activity, the place where Whitehead's thought currently seems to be growing the most quickly is in China. In order to address the challenges of modernization and industrialization, China has begun to blend traditions of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucia... | What philosphers' writings are becoming required reading for graduate students in China? | {
"text": [
"John Cobb and David Ray Griffin"
],
"answer_start": [
605
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} |
5733766ed058e614000b5b64 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | But while Claremont remains the most concentrated hub of Whiteheadian activity, the place where Whitehead's thought currently seems to be growing the most quickly is in China. In order to address the challenges of modernization and industrialization, China has begun to blend traditions of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucia... | Why does John Cobb believe China has become interested in process philosophy? | {
"text": [
"interdependence of humanity and nature, as well as his emphasis on an educational system that includes the teaching of values rather than simply bare facts"
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800
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} |
57337e8f4776f41900660bc9 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Deleuze's and Latour's opinions, however, are minority ones, as Whitehead has not been recognized as particularly influential within the most dominant philosophical schools. It is impossible to say exactly why Whitehead's influence has not been more widespread, but it may be partly due to his metaphysical ideas seeming... | what is an example of Whitehead's ideas being counter-intuitive? | {
"text": [
"his assertion that matter is an abstraction"
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"answer_start": [
357
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} |
57337e8f4776f41900660bcb | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Deleuze's and Latour's opinions, however, are minority ones, as Whitehead has not been recognized as particularly influential within the most dominant philosophical schools. It is impossible to say exactly why Whitehead's influence has not been more widespread, but it may be partly due to his metaphysical ideas seeming... | Why do some people believe Whitehead's writings may have restricted his influence? | {
"text": [
"the sheer difficulty and density of his prose"
],
"answer_start": [
520
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} |
57337e8f4776f41900660bca | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Deleuze's and Latour's opinions, however, are minority ones, as Whitehead has not been recognized as particularly influential within the most dominant philosophical schools. It is impossible to say exactly why Whitehead's influence has not been more widespread, but it may be partly due to his metaphysical ideas seeming... | What is a common opinion of metaphysics? | {
"text": [
"perception of metaphysics itself as passé"
],
"answer_start": [
467
]
} |
57337e8f4776f41900660bc8 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Deleuze's and Latour's opinions, however, are minority ones, as Whitehead has not been recognized as particularly influential within the most dominant philosophical schools. It is impossible to say exactly why Whitehead's influence has not been more widespread, but it may be partly due to his metaphysical ideas seeming... | What is the general opinion of Whitehead in most philosophical schools? | {
"text": [
"Whitehead has not been recognized as particularly influential within the most dominant philosophical schools"
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"answer_start": [
64
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57338802d058e614000b5cbb | Alfred_North_Whitehead | One philosophical school which has historically had a close relationship with process philosophy is American pragmatism. Whitehead himself thought highly of William James and John Dewey, and acknowledged his indebtedness to them in the preface to Process and Reality. Charles Hartshorne (along with Paul Weiss) edited th... | What philosophy is closely related to process philosophy? | {
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"American pragmatism"
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100
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} |
57338802d058e614000b5cbc | Alfred_North_Whitehead | One philosophical school which has historically had a close relationship with process philosophy is American pragmatism. Whitehead himself thought highly of William James and John Dewey, and acknowledged his indebtedness to them in the preface to Process and Reality. Charles Hartshorne (along with Paul Weiss) edited th... | What pragmatists did Whitehead acknowledge in the preface to "Process and Reality"? | {
"text": [
"William James and John Dewey"
],
"answer_start": [
157
]
} |
57338802d058e614000b5cbf | Alfred_North_Whitehead | One philosophical school which has historically had a close relationship with process philosophy is American pragmatism. Whitehead himself thought highly of William James and John Dewey, and acknowledged his indebtedness to them in the preface to Process and Reality. Charles Hartshorne (along with Paul Weiss) edited th... | Who is a philosopher that promotes process philosophy and pragmatism currently? | {
"text": [
"Nicholas Rescher"
],
"answer_start": [
479
]
} |
57338802d058e614000b5cbd | Alfred_North_Whitehead | One philosophical school which has historically had a close relationship with process philosophy is American pragmatism. Whitehead himself thought highly of William James and John Dewey, and acknowledged his indebtedness to them in the preface to Process and Reality. Charles Hartshorne (along with Paul Weiss) edited th... | What founder of pragmatism's collected papers did Charles Hartshorne ans Paul Weiss edit? | {
"text": [
"Charles Sanders Peirce"
],
"answer_start": [
342
]
} |
57338802d058e614000b5cbe | Alfred_North_Whitehead | One philosophical school which has historically had a close relationship with process philosophy is American pragmatism. Whitehead himself thought highly of William James and John Dewey, and acknowledged his indebtedness to them in the preface to Process and Reality. Charles Hartshorne (along with Paul Weiss) edited th... | What important neopragmatist was Harthorne's student? | {
"text": [
"Richard Rorty"
],
"answer_start": [
421
]
} |
573392424776f41900660d83 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In physics, Whitehead's thought has had some influence. He articulated a view that might perhaps be regarded as dual to Einstein's general relativity, see Whitehead's theory of gravitation. It has been severely criticized. Yutaka Tanaka, who suggests that the gravitational constant disagrees with experimental findings,... | How was Whitehead's theory of gravitation received? | {
"text": [
"It has been severely criticized"
],
"answer_start": [
190
]
} |
573392424776f41900660d87 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In physics, Whitehead's thought has had some influence. He articulated a view that might perhaps be regarded as dual to Einstein's general relativity, see Whitehead's theory of gravitation. It has been severely criticized. Yutaka Tanaka, who suggests that the gravitational constant disagrees with experimental findings,... | What physicists in the field of quantum theory have been influenced by Whitehead? | {
"text": [
"Henry Stapp and David Bohm"
],
"answer_start": [
1078
]
} |
573392424776f41900660d84 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In physics, Whitehead's thought has had some influence. He articulated a view that might perhaps be regarded as dual to Einstein's general relativity, see Whitehead's theory of gravitation. It has been severely criticized. Yutaka Tanaka, who suggests that the gravitational constant disagrees with experimental findings,... | What affect did the discovery of gravitational waves have on Whitehead's theory? | {
"text": [
"Whitehead's view has now been rendered obsolete, with the discovery of gravitational waves"
],
"answer_start": [
401
]
} |
573392424776f41900660d85 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In physics, Whitehead's thought has had some influence. He articulated a view that might perhaps be regarded as dual to Einstein's general relativity, see Whitehead's theory of gravitation. It has been severely criticized. Yutaka Tanaka, who suggests that the gravitational constant disagrees with experimental findings,... | What are gravitational waves? | {
"text": [
"phenonena observed locally that largely violate the kind of local flatness of space that Whitehead assumes"
],
"answer_start": [
502
]
} |
573392424776f41900660d86 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In physics, Whitehead's thought has had some influence. He articulated a view that might perhaps be regarded as dual to Einstein's general relativity, see Whitehead's theory of gravitation. It has been severely criticized. Yutaka Tanaka, who suggests that the gravitational constant disagrees with experimental findings,... | How must Whiteheads cosmology now be considered? | {
"text": [
"Whitehead's cosmology must be regarded as a local approximation"
],
"answer_start": [
624
]
} |
5733938f4776f41900660dbb | Alfred_North_Whitehead | This work has been pioneered by John B. Cobb, Jr., whose book Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology (1971) was the first single-authored book in environmental ethics. Cobb also co-authored a book with economist Herman Daly entitled For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Su... | What award did Cobb and Daly receive for the book? | {
"text": [
"Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order"
],
"answer_start": [
410
]
} |
5733938f4776f41900660db9 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | This work has been pioneered by John B. Cobb, Jr., whose book Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology (1971) was the first single-authored book in environmental ethics. Cobb also co-authored a book with economist Herman Daly entitled For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Su... | What was the first book on environmental ethics by an individual author? | {
"text": [
"Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology"
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"answer_start": [
62
]
} |
5733938f4776f41900660dba | Alfred_North_Whitehead | This work has been pioneered by John B. Cobb, Jr., whose book Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology (1971) was the first single-authored book in environmental ethics. Cobb also co-authored a book with economist Herman Daly entitled For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Su... | On which economics book did Cobb collaborate with Herman Daly? | {
"text": [
"For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future"
],
"answer_start": [
232
]
} |
5733938f4776f41900660dbc | Alfred_North_Whitehead | This work has been pioneered by John B. Cobb, Jr., whose book Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology (1971) was the first single-authored book in environmental ethics. Cobb also co-authored a book with economist Herman Daly entitled For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Su... | What other economics book did Cobb go on to author? | {
"text": [
"Sustaining the Common Good: A Christian Perspective on the Global Economy"
],
"answer_start": [
499
]
} |
5733938f4776f41900660dbd | Alfred_North_Whitehead | This work has been pioneered by John B. Cobb, Jr., whose book Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology (1971) was the first single-authored book in environmental ethics. Cobb also co-authored a book with economist Herman Daly entitled For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Su... | What was the goal of Cobb's second book on economics? | {
"text": [
"to challenge \"economists' zealous faith in the great god of growth.\""
],
"answer_start": [
593
]
} |
5733948e4776f41900660dd2 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Another model is the FEELS model developed by Xie Bangxiu and deployed successfully in China. "FEELS" stands for five things in curriculum and education: Flexible-goals, Engaged-learner, Embodied-knowledge, Learning-through-interactions, and Supportive-teacher. It is used for understanding and evaluating educational cu... | Who established the FEELS model in China? | {
"text": [
"Xie Bangxiu"
],
"answer_start": [
46
]
} |
5733948e4776f41900660dd3 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Another model is the FEELS model developed by Xie Bangxiu and deployed successfully in China. "FEELS" stands for five things in curriculum and education: Flexible-goals, Engaged-learner, Embodied-knowledge, Learning-through-interactions, and Supportive-teacher. It is used for understanding and evaluating educational cu... | What does "FEELS" stand for? | {
"text": [
"Flexible-goals, Engaged-learner, Embodied-knowledge, Learning-through-interactions, and Supportive-teacher"
],
"answer_start": [
154
]
} |
5733948e4776f41900660dd4 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Another model is the FEELS model developed by Xie Bangxiu and deployed successfully in China. "FEELS" stands for five things in curriculum and education: Flexible-goals, Engaged-learner, Embodied-knowledge, Learning-through-interactions, and Supportive-teacher. It is used for understanding and evaluating educational cu... | What is the purpose of the FEELS model? | {
"text": [
"It is used for understanding and evaluating educational curriculum under the assumption that the purpose of education is to \"help a person become whole.\""
],
"answer_start": [
262
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} |
5733948e4776f41900660dd5 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Another model is the FEELS model developed by Xie Bangxiu and deployed successfully in China. "FEELS" stands for five things in curriculum and education: Flexible-goals, Engaged-learner, Embodied-knowledge, Learning-through-interactions, and Supportive-teacher. It is used for understanding and evaluating educational cu... | What entities are working together to promote the FEELS model? | {
"text": [
"Chinese government organizations and the Institute for the Postmodern Development of China"
],
"answer_start": [
472
]
} |
5733971d4776f41900660e09 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead has had some influence on philosophy of business administration and organizational theory. This has led in part to a focus on identifying and investigating the effect of temporal events (as opposed to static things) within organizations through an “organization studies” discourse that accommodates a variety o... | What prominent business professor has been heavily influenced by Whitehead? | {
"text": [
"Mark Dibben"
],
"answer_start": [
507
]
} |
5733971d4776f41900660e0a | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead has had some influence on philosophy of business administration and organizational theory. This has led in part to a focus on identifying and investigating the effect of temporal events (as opposed to static things) within organizations through an “organization studies” discourse that accommodates a variety o... | What does Dibben call his philosophy on management and business administration? | {
"text": [
"\"applied process thought\""
],
"answer_start": [
547
]
} |
5733971d4776f41900660e0c | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead has had some influence on philosophy of business administration and organizational theory. This has led in part to a focus on identifying and investigating the effect of temporal events (as opposed to static things) within organizations through an “organization studies” discourse that accommodates a variety o... | In what fields has Dibben published two books and other papers? | {
"text": [
"philosophy of management and business ethics"
],
"answer_start": [
1155
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} |
5733971d4776f41900660e08 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead has had some influence on philosophy of business administration and organizational theory. This has led in part to a focus on identifying and investigating the effect of temporal events (as opposed to static things) within organizations through an “organization studies” discourse that accommodates a variety o... | What business fields has Whitehead influenced? | {
"text": [
"philosophy of business administration and organizational theory"
],
"answer_start": [
36
]
} |
5733971d4776f41900660e0b | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Whitehead has had some influence on philosophy of business administration and organizational theory. This has led in part to a focus on identifying and investigating the effect of temporal events (as opposed to static things) within organizations through an “organization studies” discourse that accommodates a variety o... | According to Dibben, what are the benefits of applying process metaphysics to examining management and business administration as a component of social science? | {
"text": [
"this allows \"a comprehensive exploration of life as perpetually active experiencing, as opposed to occasional – and thoroughly passive – happening.\""
],
"answer_start": [
749
]
} |
57331b0dd058e614000b56fa | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | During which decade did Whitehead's focus start shifting away from mathematics? | {
"text": [
"1910s"
],
"answer_start": [
22
]
} |
57331b0dd058e614000b56fb | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | After moving away from mathematics, what subjects did Whitehead explore? | {
"text": [
"philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics"
],
"answer_start": [
106
]
} |
57331b0dd058e614000b56fc | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | As opposed to physical objects, what did Whitehead believe reality is composed of? | {
"text": [
"processes"
],
"answer_start": [
306
]
} |
57331b0dd058e614000b56fd | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | What was the predominant theory of reality that Whitehead opposed? | {
"text": [
"reality is fundamentally constructed by bits of matter that exist independently of one another"
],
"answer_start": [
454
]
} |
57331b0dd058e614000b56fe | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | What book of Whitehead's is now considered a primary source of process philosophy? | {
"text": [
"Process and Reality"
],
"answer_start": [
603
]
} |
573013b0b2c2fd140056881d | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | What did Whitehead first study? | {
"text": [
"mathematics"
],
"answer_start": [
91
]
} |
573013b0b2c2fd140056881e | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | What was Whitehead's second area of study? | {
"text": [
"philosophy"
],
"answer_start": [
106
]
} |
573013b0b2c2fd140056881f | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | What was Whitehead's final area of study? | {
"text": [
"metaphysics"
],
"answer_start": [
144
]
} |
573013b0b2c2fd1400568820 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | What type of system did he develop? | {
"text": [
"metaphysical"
],
"answer_start": [
186
]
} |
573013b0b2c2fd1400568821 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Beginning in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Whitehead gradually turned his attention from mathematics to philosophy of science, and finally to metaphysics. He developed a comprehensive metaphysical system which radically departed from most of western philosophy. Whitehead argued that reality consists of processes rath... | What did Whitehead argue reality consists of? | {
"text": [
"processes"
],
"answer_start": [
306
]
} |
57331bdad058e614000b5704 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | Where was Alfred North Whitehead born? | {
"text": [
"Ramsgate, Kent, England"
],
"answer_start": [
35
]
} |
57331bdad058e614000b5705 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | In what year was Whitehead born? | {
"text": [
"1861"
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"answer_start": [
63
]
} |
57331bdad058e614000b5706 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | Who founded Chatham House Academy? | {
"text": [
"Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather"
],
"answer_start": [
201
]
} |
57331bdad058e614000b5707 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | What was Whitehead's father's profession? | {
"text": [
"minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy"
],
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105
]
} |
57331bdad058e614000b5708 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | Who was Whitehead's mother? | {
"text": [
"Maria Sarah Whitehead, formerly Maria Sarah Buckmaster"
],
"answer_start": [
407
]
} |
57301444947a6a140053d070 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | Where was Alfred North Whitehead born? | {
"text": [
"Ramsgate, Kent, England"
],
"answer_start": [
35
]
} |
57301444947a6a140053d071 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | What year was Whitehead born? | {
"text": [
"1861"
],
"answer_start": [
63
]
} |
57301444947a6a140053d072 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | What was Whitehead's father's profession? | {
"text": [
"minister and schoolmaster"
],
"answer_start": [
105
]
} |
57301444947a6a140053d073 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | What was Whitehead's mother's name? | {
"text": [
"Maria Sarah Whitehead,"
],
"answer_start": [
407
]
} |
57301444947a6a140053d074 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in 1861. His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather. Whitehead himself recalled both of them as being very successful schoolma... | What was Whitehead's wife's name? | {
"text": [
"Evelyn"
],
"answer_start": [
623
]
} |
57331ea14776f419006606f4 | Alfred_North_Whitehead | In 1918 Whitehead's academic responsibilities began to seriously expand as he accepted a number of high administrative positions within the University of London system, of which Imperial College London was a member at the time. He was elected Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of London in late 1918 (a po... | In which educational system was Whitehead employed in the late 1910s? | {
"text": [
"University of London system"
],
"answer_start": [
140
]
} |
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