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| Organicism as Reenchantment: Whitehead, Prigogine, and Barth, Vol. 167 | | | Author: | James Kirk | | ISBN: | 0820421103 | | Format: | Handover | | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | Book Review | | | |
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Explores how an organic metaphor for nature based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead provides a basis for revitalizing the dialogue between the sciences and the humanities. Looking at the work of Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogone and novelist John Barth, shows how stories humans tell evolve in a manner similar to physical systems. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Organicism as Reenchantment: Whitehead, Prigogine, and Barth, Vol. 167 FROM THE CRITICS Booknews Explores how an organic metaphor for nature based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead provides a basis for revitalizing the dialogue between the sciences and the humanities. Looking at the work of Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogone and novelist John Barth, shows how stories humans tell evolve in a manner similar to physical systems. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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