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Philosophy of Science

  1. Science and the Modern World
    Alfred North Whitehead
    Science and the Modern World
    Alfred North Whitehead 1925

    These lectures trace the growth of modern science and its changing picture of nature. One chapter turns to Wordsworth and Shelley for a poetic response to scientific views of the world.

    5h 18m reading time