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Volume 2 of the Critical Edition's 'Essays and Articles' (EA2) captures published and unpublished essays written by Whitehead from his early London period just after joining the Aristotelian Society in 1915 through to his retirement from Harvard in 1937 until his death in 1947. This volume includes previously unknown essays as well as papers published in academic journals and monographs. The better-known essays in this period those that were re-published in collections such as The Aims of Education (1929) and Essays in Science and Philosophy (1947) suffer from having too many variants, each with their own pagination and variations, making scholarly reference unnecessarily complicated. EA2, for the first time, presents all of Whitehead's non-monograph works in a single authoritative, chronologically ordered, critically edited, and corrected format, making these volumes the single scholarly standard for researching and referencing these essays.

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Author:   Brian G. Henning (Professor of Philosophy, Gonzaga University) ,  Joseph Petek (Associate Editor)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
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9781399536370

ISBN 10:   1399536370
Pages:   520
Publication Date:   31 October 2025
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations General introduction Chronology for Alfred North Whitehead Published works of Alfred North Whitehead Introduction to The Essays and Articles of Alfred North Whitehead, 1917–1942 1917. Letter to the Editor of the Mathematical Gazette 1917. Technical Education and Its Relation to Science and Literature 1917. A Polytechnic in War-Time 1917. The Anatomy of Some Scientific Ideas 1918. Graphical Solution for High-Angle Fire 1919. Address on Founder’s Day at Stanley Technical Trade School 1919. Time, Space and Material: Are They, and if so in What Sense, the Ultimate Data of Science? 1919. A Revolution in Science 1920. Discussion upon Fundamental Principles in Education 1920. Einstein’s Theory: An Alternative Suggestion 1921. Science in General Education 1922. The Idealistic Interpretation of Einstein’s Theory 1922. The Philosophical Aspects of the Principle of Relativity 1922. Uniformity and Contingency 1922. The Rhythm of Education 1923. The First Physical Synthesis 1923. Reply to Review of The Principle of Relativity 1923. The Rhythmic Claims of Freedom and Discipline 1923. The Problem of Simultaneity: Is there a Paradox in the Principle of Relativity in Regard to the Relation of Time Measured to Time Lived? 1923. The Place of Classics in Education 1923. Science and Economic Liberty: A Comparison of England and America 1924. First Lecture 1925. The Importance of Friendly Relations Between England and the United States 1925. Remarks at Wellesley College Semi-Centennial Celebration 1926. Principia Mathematica – To the Editor of Mind 1926. The Education of an Englishman 1927. Time 1927. England and the Narrow Seas 1928. Universities and Their Function 1929. Governor Alfred Smith 1930. An Address Delivered at the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Radcliffe College 1932. Symposium in Honor of the Seventieth Birthday of Alfred North Whitehead 1933. The Study of the Past—Its Uses and Its Dangers 1934. Indication, Classes, Numbers, Validation 1936. Memories 1936. Harvard: The Future 1937. Analysis of Meaning 1939. An Appeal to Sanity 1939. Religious Psychology of the Western Peoples 1939. John Dewey and His Influence 1940. The Issue: Freedom 1941. Mathematics and the Good 1941. Immortality 1941. Autobiographical Notes 1942. Statesmanship and Specialized Learning Undated. Freedom and Order Textual Notes Bibliography Index

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Brian G. Henning is Professor of Philosophy and of Environmental Studies and Sciences at Gonzaga University and Executive Director of the Whitehead Research Project. Dr. Henning holds a M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in philosophy from Fordham University. He is author or editor of fifteen books and more than thirty-five articles and chapters. His 2005 book, The Ethics of Creativity (University of Pittsburgh Press), won the 2007 Findlay Book Prize from the Metaphysical Society of America for the best work of metaphysics published between 2001 and 2006. He is the Founder and General Editor of The Edinburgh Critical Edition of the Complete Works of Alfred North Whitehead. Joseph Petek is the Director of Research and Publication of the Whitehead Research Project of Gonzaga University and Executive Editor of The Edinburgh Critical Edition of the Complete Works of Alfred North Whitehead. He has co-edited three books on Whitehead: Rethinking Whitehead’s Symbolism (2017), Whitehead at Harvard, 1924–1925 (2020), and The Harvard Lectures of Alfred North Whitehead, 1925–1927: General Metaphysical Problems of Science (2021). His latest book is Unearthing the Unknown Whitehead (2022), which examines the significance of Whitehead's Harvard lectures and other previously unknown archival materials.

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