Unearthing the Unknown Whitehead

Unearthing the Unknown Whitehead argues that the previously unpublished materials appearing in the recent volumes of the Critical Edition of Whitehead call for a complete reconsideration of Whitehead's philosophical corpus and stand to turn some of what readers think they know about Alfred North Whitehead on its head.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Gospels According to Whitehead's Students
Chapter 2. Whitehead's Lectures as Book Drafts
Chapter 3. Muddle-Headedness versus Simple-Mindedness, Round 2
Chapter 4. Conciliating Privacy and Socialism
Chapter 5. Religion and Hatred
Chapter 6. Redefining Wit and Humor
Chapter 7. Whitehead's Other Dialogues
Chapter 8. Conclusion: Footnotes to Whitehead

About the author

Joseph Petek is chief archivist of the Whitehead Research Project.

Summary

Unearthing the Unknown Whitehead argues that the previously unpublished materials appearing in the recent volumes of the Critical Edition of Whitehead call for a complete reconsideration of Whitehead’s philosophical corpus and stand to turn some of what readers think they know about Alfred North Whitehead on its head.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Petek
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2022
• EAN: 9781666920116
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-011-6
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Contemporary Whitehead Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy, RELIGION / Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy of religion