Alfred North Whitehead was a mathematician and philosopher who understood the mathematics of quantum theory.
He wrote a book with Bertrand Russell called the Principia Mathematica, which broke math.
He was educated in a way that is no longer common, reading the entire Western canon of philosophers.
Tom Morgan returns for his third appearance on Infinite Loops with Jim, Infinite Loops’ own Ed William and special guest Brett Andersen, an evolutionary psychology PhD student at the University of New Mexico. We discuss the implications of the ideas presented in Brett’s fantastic essay ‘Intimations of a New Worldview’, whether the rise of anti-heroes is a challenge to Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, the influence of conscious vs unconscious design, and much more. Important Links: