The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Whitehead, Alfred North
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1922 WorkDr. King identifies different philosophical points of Alfred North Whitehead's 1922 publication, titled "The Principle of Relativity with Applications to Physical Science." |
A Historian Looks at Our Political MoralityLiberal historian Henry Steele Commager writes on the political morality of the United States. He asserts that the United States is not above the historical tendency to become corrupt, and the issue will become more important as the United States grows more powerful. He argues that the United States must reconcile the "principles of law and of morality." |
A. N. WhiteheadDr. King quotes Alfred North Whitehead's view of the philosophy of science in The Concept of Nature. |
Actual OccasionsDr. King quotes philosopher Alfred North Whitehead's "Religion in the Making." He interprets the phases in events and how such events are perceived. |
Difference of the Transition Period from the Early Scientific PeriodDr. King references Alfred North Whitehead by noting the differences between the Transition Period and the Early Scientific Period. |
Eternal ObjectsDr. King cites Alfred North Whitehead's book "Science and the Modern World." |
Formative ElementsFrom Alfred North Whitehead's "Religion in the Making," Dr. King records the formative elements of the temporal world. |
GodDr. King wrote these notes on the concept of God while reading "Science and the Modern World" and "Religion in the Making" by Alfred North Whitehead. He quotes Whitehead, stating that God is the "perpetual vision of the road which leads to the deeper realities." |
Individualization and ParticipationDr. King records notes on the individualization and participation of man. |
Method of Ex AbstractionDr. King writes notes regarding philosopher Alfred Whitehead's theory of extensive abstraction. |
MLK's Academic Record from Harvard UniversityThis is an original copy of Dr. King's transcript from Harvard University, displaying his grades in two Philosophy courses. |
Moment (Its Meaning)Dr. King quotes Alfred North Whitehead's "The Concept of Nature." |
Problems of WhiteheadDr. King discusses the problem of metaphysical dualism as presented by philosopher Alfred North Whitehead. Dr. King reviewed much of Whitehead's work while at Boston University and later quoted him in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. |
Quasi PositivismDr. King outlines philosopher Alfred North Whitehead's views on the relationship between metaphysics and the philosophy of science. Referencing Whitehead's work "The Concept of Nature," this note card contains a quote from the original text and also paraphrases Whitehead's writings. |
Relation Between Eternal Objects and Actual OccasionsPhilosophically rooted, the set of notes on this series of cards explores metaphysical claims for the understanding that each "eternal object" is necessarily connected to an "actual occasion." Dr. King quotes Alfred North Whitehead's "Science and the Modern World" and speaks to the actualization of an event as result of possibilities. |
The Scope of PhilosophyDr. King notes that Alfred North Whitehead, in “Concept of Nature,” “Religion in the Making” and “Principles of Natural Knowledge,” seeks to isolate the philosophy of science from metaphysics. |
Theory of Perception in the Light of the Fallacy of Misplaced ConcretenessDr. King examines Alfred North Whitehead's "fallacy of misplaced concreteness" as described in "Science and the Modern World." |
Transition PeriodDr. King quotes an unknown source that links the transition period to Alfred North Whitehead’s rejection of his earlier view about science and philosophy. |
TruthDr. King quotes Alfred North Whitehead's "Adventures of Ideas." |
Whitehead's Doctrine of FreedomDr. King examines Alfred North Whitehead’s doctrine of freedom as described in “Science and the Modern World.” |