One "problem" with the great man's lectures and writing is they are writing: unlikely, exquisite English at its definitive best, but writing. I think it's incorrect, strictly speaking, to call his writings his thinking. Writing is incapable of entirely encompassing anyone's thinking, in his view, as even thinking and writing were not enough as actualizing, sensual living demonstrates with and beyond us. Your discussion of his personal presence and influence, his habits of interaction are very helpful and verifying of a man of seemingly enormous awareness. Thanks for teaching.

I came to know Whitehead through Terence McKenna. He constantly quotes Whitehead so I had to look him up.

Thank you. very comfortable introduction to Whitehead. I recall Alan Watts referencing him.

Whitehead was the fucking man.

"Trasindentalism" was an important spiritual movement that had a lot of cultural influence.

Thank you for making and publishing this! A friend of mine is a professor of philosophy and linked this presentation to me as a jumping-off point on Whitehead they'd listened to recently and I find myself hungry for more. I appreciate that you made it so I can learn more!

Clear lecture. Great & tanx

Thank you, ma’am ♥️

Such a good presentation. Endearing and inspiring

Besides his sublime musings......he had very large shoes.

Within her lecture on the life of A. N. Whitehead, she says at one point on his openness to new ideas (ex. quantum physics) that he was "endearing." Now, had I done a similar lecture (for which I'm not yet fully prepared) I would no doubt not have used the expression "endearing" to describe his caste of mind, which was utterly original and extremely well-informed, from his reading of ancient texts down to the present day of his time, circa 1930, 1940, 1950. His major opus, Process and Reality, he himself entitles "the philosophy of organism."

ANW surely read Blake! 🤔 (Green Fire, UK) 🌈🦉 PS: Such a nostalgic photo too! (Pre AI !)

Thank you

Very interesting indeed. Thank you so much.

To be a mystic is to be one who has chosen to experience, experience directly the very essence of God. The word "omnific" or "omni-active" must now be considered as present with the sciences and now upon all reality. What does it mean? God is Omni-Active. This means that one can experience God as All In All. God is not just the creator, but the eye, and the act of observation. One must now recognize that Our enter-relationship to God is in an infantile state of development. Encluding mine. If God is "every where... and no-where." Above time, on time and with grace, in time. Nevertheless, this Being is in process. And I still believe, Life is choice, not an infliction. Neither is living just a bad habit we do most of the time. Life, is "Not a bad habit." To LIVE, to truly live is rather... a moment in time to choose. ( How I shall be.) And in that moment know what conscious immorality is. And as you may have noticed by now, most people don't really get around to making it. Love, moi

Fascinating and incredibly interesting. Thank you Amy!

Thanks

The Great Unknown is not by necessity unknowable... to some degree. Both Whitehead and Alfred Korzybski are among Earth's greatest teachers and humanitarians. Anyone who has read either Whitehead's "Process And Reality" and/or Korzybski's "Science And Sanity" should be given either a medal (of honor), or a Ph.D. automatically. If you have, count me among your friends and associates now present on Earth in the 21st Century. Sincerely, Rt. Rev. Charles V. Davis, A.T.O.M. and Fellow of The United States-of-Consciousness.

Well done! I'm not being a wise ass by saying you have a genuine feeling for Whitehead's worldview.

Please, I beg you, give a reference of the quote you opened up with regarding 'certainty' and it's shocking uncertainty? I would love to have it.