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Dean of the Faculty of Science	What was Whitehead's title at the University of London in late 1918?
chairman of the Senate's Academic (leadership) Council	What was Whitehead's last position before he traveled to America?
1924	In which year did Whitehead relocate to America?
Bachelor of Science	What degree program did Whitehead contribute to establishing at University of London?
1918	When did Whitehead accept administrative positions?
Dean of the Faculty of Science	What was he elected at the University of London?
University of London	Where did Whitehead accept administrative positions?
1924	When did Whitehead go to America?
Victor Lowe	Who authored Whitehead's biography that is considered to be the most reliable description of Whitehead's life?
his family carried out his instructions that all of his papers be destroyed after his death	Why was no Nachlass left behind after Whitehead's death?
almost fanatical belief in the right to privacy	What was Whitehead's opinion on privacy?
"No professional biographer in his right mind would touch him."	What did the author of Whitehead's biography comment on the first page regarding the difficulty of obtaining information about Whitehead?
two	How many volumes is the biography of Whitehead?
Victor Lowe	Who wrote the biography of Whitehead?
all of his papers be destroyed after his death.	What was Whitehead's wish upon his death for his family?
right to privacy	What did Whitehead believe in so profusely that it was difficult to write a biography on him?
A Treatise on Universal Algebra	What was Whitehead's first published book on mathematics?
Bertrand Russell	With what mathematician and philosopher did Whitehead collaborate to write Principia Mathematica?
professional mathematicians	Who was the intended audience of Whitehead's first two mathematics books?
An Introduction to Mathematics	What was Whitehead's final book on mathematics?
regarded as one of the most important works in mathematical logic of the 20th century	What is the significance of Principia Mathematica currently?
mathematics	What did Whitehead publish numerous articles about?
three	How many books on mathematics did Whitehead write?
Bertrand Russell	Who co-wrote Principia Mathematica with Whitehead?
Principia Mathematica	Which of Whitehead's books is known as one of the most important works in mathematical logical?
1898	When did Whitehead write his first book?
the need to expand algebraic structures beyond the associatively multiplicative class	What did Lie algebras and hyperbolic quaternions demonstrate a need for?
comparative study of their several structures	How did Alexander Macfarlane summarize the relationship between different methods in "A Treatise on Algebra" in his review?
"It possesses a unity of design which is really remarkable, considering the variety of its themes."	What was G.B. Matthew's opinion of "A Treatise on Algebra"?
expand algebraic structures	Lie algebras and hypobolic quanternions drew attention to the need for what?
unity of design	What did reviewer GB Mathews say algebraic structures possessed?
several structures	Reviewer Alexander Macfarlane believed that the main idea of the work is a comparative study of what?
a year	How long did Whitehead and Russell expect to spend creating Principia Mathematica?
ten years	How long did it actually take to complete Principia Mathematica?
the three-volume work was so massive (more than 2,000 pages) and its audience so narrow (professional mathematicians)	Why was there a funding shortfall for the publishing of Princpia Mathematica?
00 of which was paid by Cambridge University Press, 200 by the Royal Society of London, and 50 apiece by Whitehead and Russell	Who supplied the funding to cover the shortfall?
today there is likely no major academic library in the world which does not hold a copy of Principia Mathematica	How prevalent is Principia Mathematica today?
a year	How long did Whitehead and Russell think it would take them to complete Principia Mathematica?
ten years	How long did it actually take Whitehead and Russell to complete Principia Mathematica?
three	How many volumes was Principia Mathematica?
2,000	How many pages was Principia Mathematica?
Cambridge University Press	Who paid to publish Principia Mathematica?
generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon	What is the general opinion of the difficulty level of Whitehead's work in philosophy?
Gifford lectures	What lectures did Whitehead present in 1927-28?
Process and Reality	Under what name were those lectures later published?
professional philosophers	Who also struggled to follow Whitehead's writings?
Process and Reality	Following Arthur Eddington's lectures, what did Whitehead publish?
1927–28	When did Whitehead delivery the Gifford lectures?
the most difficult to understand	In all of the western canon, what is Whitehead's work considered?
Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest	What affect did Matthews' opinion of the difficulty of Whitehead's works have on his interest in them?
perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and implications	How did many philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School view Whitehead's work?
Henry Nelson Wieman	What expert on Whitehead delivered a lecture at the school to explain Whitehead's ideas?
Wieman's lecture was so brilliant that he was promptly hired to the faculty and taught there for twenty years	What was the result of that lecture?
Mathews	Who was frustrated in Whitehead's books but still interested?
Chicago's Divinity School	What school recognized the importance of Whitehead's work?
1927	When was Henry Nelson Wieman invited to the Chicago Divinity school?
Henry Nelson Wieman	Who was invited to the Chicago Divinity school as one of Whitehead's only experts?
hired	What happened after Henry Nelson Wieman gave a lecture about Whitehead?
"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,"	How has "Process and Reality" been described?
it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – "that its readers accept the adventure of the questions that will separate them from every consensus."	What did Isabelle Stengers say is the reason that "Process and Reality" is not commonly read and understood?
he managed to anticipate a number of 21st century scientific and philosophical problems and provide novel solutions.	What effect did Whitehead have on the future of metaphysics?
Process and Reality	Which publication is considered the most impressive metaphysical text?
Isabelle Stengers	Who thought Process and Reality was little-read because the reader has to separate them from normal thought?
how the universe works	What philosophy in the west was challenged by Whitehead?
scientific and philosophical problems	What was Whitehead's philosophy able to anticipate for the 21st century?
novel solutions	What was the outcome of anticipating the scientific and philosophical problems Whitehead proposed?
creativity is the absolute principle of existence	What did Whitehead believe regarding creativity?
reaction to them.	An entity is a sum of relations, a valuation of them and what else?
consciousness	Most entities do not have what?
the fundamental creativity/freedom of all entities	All entities, being unable to predict behavior, are because of what?
creativity is the absolute principle of existence	Not being able to predict what any entity is going to do is what principle b Whitehead?
an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them	Other than the combination of its relations, what else defines an entity?
has some degree of novelty in how it responds to other entities, and is not fully determined by causal or mechanistic laws	What did Whitehead believe about an entity's relation to other entities?
comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning "to seize."	What is the origin of the word "prehension"?
the mind only has private ideas about other entities	What is a basic description of the theory of representative perception?
prehension	What term did Whitehead describe that perception is not limited to the living?
Latin	What language does the term "prehensio" come from?
to seize	What does the word "Prehensio" translate into?
conscious or unconscious	What entities does the term prehension apply to?
two	How many modes does perception occur in according to Whitehead?
a kind of perception that can be conscious or unconscious, applying to people as well as electrons	What is prehension used to define?
entities are constituted by their perceptions and relations, rather than being independent of them	What does the term "prehension" signify regarding an entities perceptions and relations?
causal efficacy (or "physical prehension") and presentational immediacy (or "conceptual prehension")	What did Whitehead state are the two types of perception?
unmediated by the senses	How do the senses affect causal efficacy?
it is pure appearance, which may or may not be delusive	What can be said about the accuracy of presentational immediacy?
causal efficacy	What is the term for the experience dominating primitive organisms that have a sense for fate?
Presentational immediacy	What is the other term for "pure sense perception"?
Presentational immediacy	What is it called if you mistake a reflection in a mirror for the real thing?
"the experience dominating the primitive living organisms, which have a sense for the fate from which they have emerged, and the fate towards which they go."	How does Whitehead define causal efficacy?
"pure sense perception", unmediated by any causal or symbolic interpretation, even unconscious interpretation	How does Whitehead define presentational immediacy?
causal relationships	Which concept does Whitehead state is more dominant in a lower mentality?
symbolic reference	What is Whitehead's term for the two modes of perceptions combining?
causal relationships	What dominates more basic mentality in symbolic reference?
causation	What does symbolic reference link appearance with?
higher grade mentality	What does having sense perceptions conclude about a person?
links appearance with causation in a process that is so automatic that both people and animals have difficulty refraining from it	What is the purpose of symbolic reference?
An ordinary person looks up, sees a colored shape, and immediately infers that it is a chair	How does Whitehead describe the process of a typical person noticing a chair?
"might have stopped at the mere contemplation of a beautiful color and a beautiful shape."	How might an artist view a chair differently than a typical person?
"would have acted immediately on the hypothesis of a chair and would have jumped onto it by way of using it as such."	How does Whitehead say a dog may interpret the presence of a chair?
"life is comparatively deficient in survival value."	What observation did Whitehead make about life?

Dean of the Faculty of Science

What was Whitehead's title at the University of London in late 1918?

chairman of the Senate's Academic (leadership) Council

What was Whitehead's last position before he traveled to America?

1924

In which year did Whitehead relocate to America?

Bachelor of Science

What degree program did Whitehead contribute to establishing at University of London?

1918

When did Whitehead accept administrative positions?

Dean of the Faculty of Science

What was he elected at the University of London?

University of London

Where did Whitehead accept administrative positions?

1924

When did Whitehead go to America?

Victor Lowe

Who authored Whitehead's biography that is considered to be the most reliable description of Whitehead's life?

his family carried out his instructions that all of his papers be destroyed after his death

Why was no Nachlass left behind after Whitehead's death?

almost fanatical belief in the right to privacy

What was Whitehead's opinion on privacy?

"No professional biographer in his right mind would touch him."

What did the author of Whitehead's biography comment on the first page regarding the difficulty of obtaining information about Whitehead?

two

How many volumes is the biography of Whitehead?

Victor Lowe

Who wrote the biography of Whitehead?

all of his papers be destroyed after his death.

What was Whitehead's wish upon his death for his family?

right to privacy

What did Whitehead believe in so profusely that it was difficult to write a biography on him?

A Treatise on Universal Algebra

What was Whitehead's first published book on mathematics?

Bertrand Russell

With what mathematician and philosopher did Whitehead collaborate to write Principia Mathematica?

professional mathematicians

Who was the intended audience of Whitehead's first two mathematics books?

An Introduction to Mathematics

What was Whitehead's final book on mathematics?

regarded as one of the most important works in mathematical logic of the 20th century

What is the significance of Principia Mathematica currently?

mathematics

What did Whitehead publish numerous articles about?

three

How many books on mathematics did Whitehead write?

Bertrand Russell

Who co-wrote Principia Mathematica with Whitehead?

Principia Mathematica

Which of Whitehead's books is known as one of the most important works in mathematical logical?

1898

When did Whitehead write his first book?

the need to expand algebraic structures beyond the associatively multiplicative class

What did Lie algebras and hyperbolic quaternions demonstrate a need for?

comparative study of their several structures

How did Alexander Macfarlane summarize the relationship between different methods in "A Treatise on Algebra" in his review?

"It possesses a unity of design which is really remarkable, considering the variety of its themes."

What was G.B. Matthew's opinion of "A Treatise on Algebra"?

expand algebraic structures

Lie algebras and hypobolic quanternions drew attention to the need for what?

unity of design

What did reviewer GB Mathews say algebraic structures possessed?

several structures

Reviewer Alexander Macfarlane believed that the main idea of the work is a comparative study of what?

a year

How long did Whitehead and Russell expect to spend creating Principia Mathematica?

ten years

How long did it actually take to complete Principia Mathematica?

the three-volume work was so massive (more than 2,000 pages) and its audience so narrow (professional mathematicians)

Why was there a funding shortfall for the publishing of Princpia Mathematica?

00 of which was paid by Cambridge University Press, 200 by the Royal Society of London, and 50 apiece by Whitehead and Russell

Who supplied the funding to cover the shortfall?

today there is likely no major academic library in the world which does not hold a copy of Principia Mathematica

How prevalent is Principia Mathematica today?

a year

How long did Whitehead and Russell think it would take them to complete Principia Mathematica?

ten years

How long did it actually take Whitehead and Russell to complete Principia Mathematica?

three

How many volumes was Principia Mathematica?

2,000

How many pages was Principia Mathematica?

Cambridge University Press

Who paid to publish Principia Mathematica?

generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon

What is the general opinion of the difficulty level of Whitehead's work in philosophy?

Gifford lectures

What lectures did Whitehead present in 1927-28?

Process and Reality

Under what name were those lectures later published?

professional philosophers

Who also struggled to follow Whitehead's writings?

Process and Reality

Following Arthur Eddington's lectures, what did Whitehead publish?

1927–28

When did Whitehead delivery the Gifford lectures?

the most difficult to understand

In all of the western canon, what is Whitehead's work considered?

Mathews' frustration with Whitehead's books did not negatively affect his interest

What affect did Matthews' opinion of the difficulty of Whitehead's works have on his interest in them?

perceived the importance of what Whitehead was doing without fully grasping all of the details and implications

How did many philosophers and theologians at Chicago's Divinity School view Whitehead's work?

Henry Nelson Wieman

What expert on Whitehead delivered a lecture at the school to explain Whitehead's ideas?

Wieman's lecture was so brilliant that he was promptly hired to the faculty and taught there for twenty years

What was the result of that lecture?

Mathews

Who was frustrated in Whitehead's books but still interested?

Chicago's Divinity School

What school recognized the importance of Whitehead's work?

1927

When was Henry Nelson Wieman invited to the Chicago Divinity school?

Henry Nelson Wieman

Who was invited to the Chicago Divinity school as one of Whitehead's only experts?

hired

What happened after Henry Nelson Wieman gave a lecture about Whitehead?

"arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century,"

How has "Process and Reality" been described?

it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – "that its readers accept the adventure of the questions that will separate them from every consensus."

What did Isabelle Stengers say is the reason that "Process and Reality" is not commonly read and understood?

he managed to anticipate a number of 21st century scientific and philosophical problems and provide novel solutions.

What effect did Whitehead have on the future of metaphysics?

Process and Reality

Which publication is considered the most impressive metaphysical text?

Isabelle Stengers

Who thought Process and Reality was little-read because the reader has to separate them from normal thought?

how the universe works

What philosophy in the west was challenged by Whitehead?

scientific and philosophical problems

What was Whitehead's philosophy able to anticipate for the 21st century?

novel solutions

What was the outcome of anticipating the scientific and philosophical problems Whitehead proposed?

creativity is the absolute principle of existence

What did Whitehead believe regarding creativity?

reaction to them.

An entity is a sum of relations, a valuation of them and what else?

consciousness

Most entities do not have what?

the fundamental creativity/freedom of all entities

All entities, being unable to predict behavior, are because of what?

creativity is the absolute principle of existence

Not being able to predict what any entity is going to do is what principle b Whitehead?

an entity is not merely a sum of its relations, but also a valuation of them and reaction to them

Other than the combination of its relations, what else defines an entity?

has some degree of novelty in how it responds to other entities, and is not fully determined by causal or mechanistic laws

What did Whitehead believe about an entity's relation to other entities?

comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning "to seize."

What is the origin of the word "prehension"?

the mind only has private ideas about other entities

What is a basic description of the theory of representative perception?

prehension

What term did Whitehead describe that perception is not limited to the living?

Latin

What language does the term "prehensio" come from?

to seize

What does the word "Prehensio" translate into?

conscious or unconscious

What entities does the term prehension apply to?

two

How many modes does perception occur in according to Whitehead?

a kind of perception that can be conscious or unconscious, applying to people as well as electrons

What is prehension used to define?

entities are constituted by their perceptions and relations, rather than being independent of them

What does the term "prehension" signify regarding an entities perceptions and relations?

causal efficacy (or "physical prehension") and presentational immediacy (or "conceptual prehension")

What did Whitehead state are the two types of perception?

unmediated by the senses

How do the senses affect causal efficacy?

it is pure appearance, which may or may not be delusive

What can be said about the accuracy of presentational immediacy?

causal efficacy

What is the term for the experience dominating primitive organisms that have a sense for fate?

Presentational immediacy

What is the other term for "pure sense perception"?

Presentational immediacy

What is it called if you mistake a reflection in a mirror for the real thing?

"the experience dominating the primitive living organisms, which have a sense for the fate from which they have emerged, and the fate towards which they go."

How does Whitehead define causal efficacy?

"pure sense perception", unmediated by any causal or symbolic interpretation, even unconscious interpretation

How does Whitehead define presentational immediacy?

causal relationships

Which concept does Whitehead state is more dominant in a lower mentality?

symbolic reference

What is Whitehead's term for the two modes of perceptions combining?

causal relationships

What dominates more basic mentality in symbolic reference?

causation

What does symbolic reference link appearance with?

higher grade mentality

What does having sense perceptions conclude about a person?

links appearance with causation in a process that is so automatic that both people and animals have difficulty refraining from it

What is the purpose of symbolic reference?

An ordinary person looks up, sees a colored shape, and immediately infers that it is a chair

How does Whitehead describe the process of a typical person noticing a chair?

"might have stopped at the mere contemplation of a beautiful color and a beautiful shape."

How might an artist view a chair differently than a typical person?

"would have acted immediately on the hypothesis of a chair and would have jumped onto it by way of using it as such."

How does Whitehead say a dog may interpret the presence of a chair?

"life is comparatively deficient in survival value."

What observation did Whitehead make about life?