Part III - The Modern View of Nature

 

The Idea of Nature: History of Western Philosophy

 

Part III - The Modern View of Nature

          Introduction

    I.   The Concept of Life

         Evolutionary Biology

          Bergson

            Analysis versus Intuition

            Duration

            The "Elan Vital"

    II.  Modern Physics

         The Old Theory of Matter

         Its Complications and Inconsistencies

         The New Theory of Matter

         The Finitude of Nature

    III. Modern Cosmology

           Alexander

           Whitehead

            The Error of Simple Location

            Self-Consciousness

            Prehension

            Eternal Objects

           Conclusion: From Nature to History