The Whitehead thing is on hold until somebody actually reads some of Whitehead's books. All I have so far is that Quine thought Whitehead's math work was serious and that others thought Whitehead's Theory of Relativity is quite a bit different from Einstein's and just as good as well as eliminating the problem of bifurcation of nature. Since I view the problem of bifurcation of nature as the most serious issue facing us I am greatly impressed that Whitehead was able to get around it. Then, too, we have to decide if we will use the mathematician Whitehead or the philosopher Whitehead that he became about age 61 when most scientists are taking a good look at retirement.
I tried Googling "bifurcation of nature" and ran head on into a bunch of philosophy using terms which I have never been exposed to before.
As such I could not on first reading make out *what* was being said.
I trust your intellect, integrity, and judgement. Could you suggest a good introductory book or website on the subject?
Cheers!
PS It'll be on the "to be read pile" for now--I just started Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged and Michener's Alaska, too.
Cheers!