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Here’s a selection of top quotes from Alfred North Whitehead, the philosopher and mathematician known for his work in process philosophy and metaphysics:
🧠 On Philosophy and Knowledge
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“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
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“It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.”
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“Philosophy, in one of its aspects, is a critique of abstraction.”
🌍 On Life and Experience
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“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”
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“Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them.”
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“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.”
💡 On Creativity and Process
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“The adventure of ideas is an adventure of the imagination.”
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“The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education.”
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“A proposition is true if it corresponds to the facts; and the facts are the relations between entities.”
If you like, I can create a longer list of 20–25 Whitehead quotes, organized by philosophy, science, and life wisdom, suitable for study or inspiration. Do you want me to do that?
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