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5730938d069b53140083219d	What do philosophers do, in Whitehead's view?	make metaphysical assumptions about how the universe works	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5730938d069b53140083219e	Assumptions of how the universe works are difficult to see precisely because of what?	they remain unexamined and unquestioned	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5730938d069b53140083219f	What did Whitehead ask people to reimagine in order for philosophy to make progress?	basic assumptions about how the universe works	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5730938d069b5314008321a0	What did Whitehead regard as essential to good science and good philosophy?	metaphysical investigations	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5733349d4776f41900660790	What quotation of Whitehead's was noted by a student in 1927?	"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized."	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5733349d4776f41900660791	What was Whitehead's opinion of basic assumptions in metaphysics?	such assumptions are not easily seen precisely because they remain unexamined and unquestioned	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5733349d4776f41900660792	What did Whitehead feel was necessary regarding basic assumptions in metaphysics?	people need to continually re-imagine their basic assumptions about how the universe works if philosophy and science are to make any real progress	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5733349d4776f41900660793	What was Whitehead's opinion of metaphysical investigations?	Whitehead regarded metaphysical investigations as essential to both good science and good philosophy	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: \"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized.\" ...
5730956e396df919000961c2	What idea states that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter?	Cartesian idea	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
5730956e396df919000961c3	Whitehead rejected the Cartesian idea in favor of what?	an event-based or "process" ontology	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
5730956e396df919000961c4	Whitehead believed instead of matter existing independently of each other, it did what?	interrelated and dependent	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
5730956e396df919000961c5	Whitehead believed that reality should be regarded as what?	experiential	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
5730956e396df919000961c6	Whitehead's system as "philosophy of organism" became widely known as what term?	process philosophy	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
573338734776f419006607a2	What Cartesian concept did Whitehead believe to be erroneous?	reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
573338734776f419006607a3	What theory did Whitehead prefer to the Cartesian concept?	event-based or "process" ontology in which events are primary and are fundamentally interrelated and dependent on one another	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
573338734776f419006607a4	How did whitehead define "experience"?	He used the term "experience" very broadly, so that even inanimate processes such as electron collisions are said to manifest some degree of experience	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
573338734776f419006607a5	How did Descartes' distinguish types of existence?	two different kinds of real existence, either exclusively material or else exclusively mental	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
573338734776f419006607a6	How did Whitehead identify his system of metaphysics?	"philosophy of organism"	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nPerhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or \"process\" ontology in whic...
573096d2396df919000961d4	In all of the western canon, what is Whitehead's work considered?	the most difficult to understand	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nThis is not to say that Whitehead's thought was widely accepted or even well-understood. His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon. Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings. One fa...
573096d2396df919000961d5	Who also struggled to follow Whitehead's writings?	professional philosophers	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nThis is not to say that Whitehead's thought was widely accepted or even well-understood. His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon. Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings. One fa...
573096d2396df919000961d6	When did Whitehead delivery the Gifford lectures?	1927–28	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nThis is not to say that Whitehead's thought was widely accepted or even well-understood. His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon. Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings. One fa...
573096d2396df919000961d7	Following Arthur Eddington's lectures, what did Whitehead publish?	Process and Reality	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nThis is not to say that Whitehead's thought was widely accepted or even well-understood. His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon. Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings. One fa...
57333a74d058e614000b579e	What is the general opinion of the difficulty level of Whitehead's work in philosophy?	generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nThis is not to say that Whitehead's thought was widely accepted or even well-understood. His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon. Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings. One fa...
57333a74d058e614000b579f	What lectures did Whitehead present in 1927-28?	Gifford lectures	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nThis is not to say that Whitehead's thought was widely accepted or even well-understood. His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon. Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings. One fa...
57333a74d058e614000b57a0	Under what name were those lectures later published?	Process and Reality	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nThis is not to say that Whitehead's thought was widely accepted or even well-understood. His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon. Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings. One fa...
5730976a069b5314008321b9	Who was frustrated in Whitehead's books but still interested?	Mathews	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
5730976a069b5314008321ba	What school recognized the importance of Whitehead's work?	Chicago's Divinity School	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
5730976a069b5314008321bb	Who was invited to the Chicago Divinity school as one of Whitehead's only experts?	Henry Nelson Wieman	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
5730976a069b5314008321bc	When was Henry Nelson Wieman invited to the Chicago Divinity school?	1927	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
5730976a069b5314008321bd	What happened after Henry Nelson Wieman gave a lecture about Whitehead?	hired	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
57333c754776f419006607b6	What affect did Matthews' opinion of the difficulty of Whitehead's works have on his interest in them?	Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
57333c754776f419006607b7	How did many philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School view Whitehead's work?	perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and implications	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
57333c754776f419006607b8	What expert on Whitehead delivered a lecture at the school to explain Whitehead's ideas?	Henry Nelson Wieman	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
57333c754776f419006607b9	What was the result of that lecture?	Wieman's lecture was so brilliant that he was promptly hired to the faculty and taught there for twenty years	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nHowever, Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest. In fact, there were numerous philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School that perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and impli...
573098542461fd1900a9cedb	Which publication is considered the most impressive metaphysical text?	Process and Reality	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
573098542461fd1900a9cedc	Who thought Process and Reality was little-read because the reader has to separate them from normal thought?	Isabelle Stengers	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
573098542461fd1900a9cedd	What philosophy in the west was challenged by Whitehead?	how the universe works	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
573098542461fd1900a9cede	What was Whitehead's philosophy able to anticipate for the 21st century?	scientific and philosophical problems	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
573098542461fd1900a9cedf	What was the outcome of anticipating the scientific and philosophical problems Whitehead proposed?	novel solutions	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
57333dc4d058e614000b57ae	How has "Process and Reality" been described?	"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,"	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
57333dc4d058e614000b57af	What did Isabelle Stengers say is the reason that "Process and Reality" is not commonly read and understood?	it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – "that its readers accept the adventure of the questions that will separate them from every consensus."	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
57333dc4d058e614000b57b0	What effect did Whitehead have on the future of metaphysics?	he managed to anticipate a number of 21st century scientific and philosophical problems and provide novel solutions.	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWieman's words proved prophetic. Though Process and Reality has been called \"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,\" it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – \"that its readers acce...
5730991d2461fd1900a9ceed	Concepts such as quality, matter, and form fail to account for what?	change	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5730991d2461fd1900a9ceee	What concepts overlook the experiential nature of basic elements?	quality", "matter", and "form"	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5730991d2461fd1900a9ceef	What are the concepts quality, matter, and form considered?	"classical" concepts	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5730991d2461fd1900a9cef0	Instead of being a single person, what does Whitehead view a person as?	continuum of overlapping events	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5730991d2461fd1900a9cef1	What does Whitehead call experiences that are progressively connected?	society	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57333fbad058e614000b57d2	What basic concepts did Whitehead believe were questionable?	"quality", "matter", and "form"	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57333fbad058e614000b57d3	Why did he believe those concepts were inaccurate?	These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world.	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57333fbad058e614000b57d4	How did Whitehead classify what is usually seen as an individual person?	a continuum of overlapping events	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57333fbad058e614000b57d5	How did Whitehead refer to the combination of a person's separate experiences?	a "society" of events	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57333fbad058e614000b57d6	How did Whitehead define the "fallacy of misplaced concreteness"?	By assuming that enduring objects are the most real and fundamental things in the universe, materialists have mistaken the abstract for the concrete	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57309b8f396df91900096206	The idea that people are unchanging and stay the same even through changes is considered what?	defining essence	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
57309b8f396df91900096207	In Whitehead's cosmology, what are the only things that fundamentally exist?	occasions of experience	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
57309b8f396df91900096208	Where do occasions of experience overlap?	time and space	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
57309b8f396df91900096209	In Whitehead's view, identities do not define people, but what?	people define identities	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
57309b8f396df9190009620a	Instead of having an enduring essence, what does Whitehead believe?	all things flow"	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
573344744776f419006607dc	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?	"defining essence" or a "core identity"	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
573344744776f419006607dd	In that line of thinking, how are changes described?	qualitative and secondary to their core identity	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
573344744776f419006607de	What did Whitehead believe were essentially the only things that truly exist?	discrete "occasions of experience" that overlap one another in time and space, and jointly make up the enduring person or thing	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nTo 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...
57309dbb8ab72b1400f9c5f0	What did Whitehead believe was a culprit in maintaining a materialistic way of thinking?	limitations of language	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead 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...
57309dbb8ab72b1400f9c5f1	Why couldn't each moment of each person's life be given a different proper name?	limitations of language	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead 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...
57309dbb8ab72b1400f9c5f2	Whitehead's main philosophy on humans changing is what?	each thing is a different thing from what it was a moment ago	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead 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...
57335187d058e614000b5854	What did Whitehead believe was one of the biggest reasons materialistic thinking endured?	limitations of language	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead 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...
57335187d058e614000b5855	Why did Whitehead think people continued to subscribe to materialistic thinking?	it is easy and convenient to think of people and objects as remaining fundamentally the same things	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead 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...
57335187d058e614000b5856	What did Whitehead believe regarding factors that limit people's understanding of his concepts?	should not prevent people from realizing that "material substances" or "essences" are a convenient generalized description of a continuum	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead 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...
57335187d058e614000b5857	What did Whitehead state about the belief that a person is exactly the same from moment to moment?	it is not philosophically or ontologically sound	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nWhitehead 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...
57309e35069b5314008321c9	What obscures the importance of relations according to Whitehead?	materialism	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
57309e35069b5314008321ca	What does Materialism see each object as?	distinct and discrete	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
57309e35069b5314008321cb	How is each object related to other things?	externally	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
573352f9d058e614000b585c	What is another issue that Whitehead had with materialism?	it obscures the importance of relations	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
573352f9d058e614000b585d	What is the general materialistic view of an object?	Each object is simply an inert clump of matter that is only externally related to other things	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
573352f9d058e614000b585e	How the fundamental concept of matter influence people to view objects?	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	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
573352f9d058e614000b585f	What is Whitehead's belief regarding the importance of relations?	in Whitehead's view, relations take a primary role, perhaps even more important than the relata themselves	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
573352f9d058e614000b5860	What is the materialistic view of matter in relation to other objects?	It sees every object as distinct and discrete from all other objects.	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nA 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 peop...
57309ede396df91900096218	Whitehead believes any entity is in some sense what?	nothing more and nothing less than the sum of its relations to other entities	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57309ede396df91900096219	If an object made no difference to any other entity, what could be said about it?	not be said to really exist.	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57309ede396df9190009621a	If relations are not secondary to what a thing is, what is it?	they are what the thing is	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57309ede396df9190009621b	What makes up the sum of relations to an entity?	rld around it	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57309ede396df9190009621c	A real object forces the universe to do what?	in some way conform to it	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5733541ed058e614000b5866	How does Whitehead characterize anything that exists?	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	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5733541ed058e614000b5867	How does he describe what makes something real?	A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5733541ed058e614000b5868	In Whitehead's thinking, what could be said about something that has no effect on any other person or object?	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	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
5733541ed058e614000b5869	What did Whitehead believe about the concept of relations in the context of defining an entity?	Relations are not secondary to what a thing is, they are what the thing is.	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIn 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...
57309fa8396df91900096222	An entity is a sum of relations, a valuation of them and what else?	reaction to them.	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIt must be emphasized, however, that an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them. For Whitehead, creativity is the absolute principle of existence, and every entity (whether it is a human being, a tree, or an electron) has some degree ...
57309fa8396df91900096223	Most entities do not have what?	consciousness	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIt must be emphasized, however, that an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them. For Whitehead, creativity is the absolute principle of existence, and every entity (whether it is a human being, a tree, or an electron) has some degree ...
57309fa8396df91900096224	All entities, being unable to predict behavior, are because of what?	the fundamental creativity/freedom of all entities	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIt must be emphasized, however, that an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them. For Whitehead, creativity is the absolute principle of existence, and every entity (whether it is a human being, a tree, or an electron) has some degree ...
57309fa8396df91900096225	Not being able to predict what any entity is going to do is what principle b Whitehead?	creativity is the absolute principle of existence	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIt must be emphasized, however, that an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them. For Whitehead, creativity is the absolute principle of existence, and every entity (whether it is a human being, a tree, or an electron) has some degree ...
573358f2d058e614000b58a9	Other than the combination of its relations, what else defines an entity?	an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIt must be emphasized, however, that an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them. For Whitehead, creativity is the absolute principle of existence, and every entity (whether it is a human being, a tree, or an electron) has some degree ...
573358f2d058e614000b58aa	What did Whitehead believe regarding creativity?	creativity is the absolute principle of existence	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIt must be emphasized, however, that an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them. For Whitehead, creativity is the absolute principle of existence, and every entity (whether it is a human being, a tree, or an electron) has some degree ...
573358f2d058e614000b58ab	What did Whitehead believe about an entity's relation to other entities?	has some degree of novelty in how it responds to other entities, and is not fully determined by causal or mechanistic laws	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nIt must be emphasized, however, that an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them. For Whitehead, creativity is the absolute principle of existence, and every entity (whether it is a human being, a tree, or an electron) has some degree ...
5730a0a98ab72b1400f9c614	What term did Whitehead describe that perception is not limited to the living?	prehension	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
5730a0a98ab72b1400f9c615	What language does the term "prehensio" come from?	Latin	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
5730a0a98ab72b1400f9c616	What does the word "Prehensio" translate into?	to seize	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
5730a0a98ab72b1400f9c617	What entities does the term prehension apply to?	conscious or unconscious	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
5730a0a98ab72b1400f9c618	How many modes does perception occur in according to Whitehead?	two	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
57335ac6d058e614000b58ce	What is the origin of the word "prehension"?	comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning "to seize."	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
57335ac6d058e614000b58cf	What is prehension used to define?	a kind of perception that can be conscious or unconscious, applying to people as well as electrons	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
57335ac6d058e614000b58d0	What is a basic description of the theory of representative perception?	the mind only has private ideas about other entities	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...
57335ac6d058e614000b58d1	What does the term "prehension" signify regarding an entities perceptions and relations?	entities are constituted by their perceptions and relations, rather than being independent of them	[ "Alfred_North_Whitehead\n\nSince Whitehead's metaphysics described a universe in which all entities experience, he needed a new way of describing perception that was not limited to living, self-conscious beings. The term he coined was \"prehension\", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning \"to seize.\" The t...

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