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Alfred North Whitehead

1861 - 1947

Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) was a British mathematician, philosopher, and logician. He is best known for his collaboration with Bertrand Russell on the groundbreaking "Principia Mathematica," and for his own philosophical work that had a profound influence on the development of process philosophy.

  1. Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.

    Alfred North WhiteheadAdventures of Ideas, p. 309, 1933
    #art#experience#aesthetics

  2. Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

    Alfred North WhiteheadAdventures of Ideas, p. 361, 1933
    #tranquility#creativity#motivation

  3. No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

    Alfred North WhiteheadAdventures of Ideas, p. 66, 1933
    #success#gratitude#teamwork

  4. Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.

    Alfred North WhiteheadAn Introduction to Mathematics, p. 61, 1911
    #civilization#progress#automation