The Function Of Reason by Alfred North Whitehead
It argues that the aim of rationality is not merely to secure survival or accumulate facts, but to advance the art of life by directing experience toward greater richness, harmony, and beauty. Challenging purely mechanistic accounts of nature, it defends purpose and creativity as real features of the world and treats foresight as central to human action. The discussion integrates science, ethics, and aesthetics, emphasizing a dynamic balance of order and adventure so that civilization can both endure and progress. Overall, it reframes evolution and culture as value-seeking processes guided by the pursuit of novelty and the enrichment of experience.
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- 1929
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- British
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- English
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