Quantum mechanics and the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / by Michael Epperson.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.

1. Introduction -- I. The philosophical implications of quantum mechanics -- 2. The ontological interpretation of quantum mechanics -- 3. The evolution of actuality of probability -- Interlude : the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- II. Quantum mechanics and Whitehead's metaphysical scheme -- 4. The correlation of quantum mechanics and Whitehead's philosophy -- 5. Spatiotemporal extension -- 6. Summary and outlook.

"This book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmological scheme." "Moving systematically - concept by concept, phase by phase - Michael Epperson illuminates the intersection of science and philosophy in Whitehead's work. He details Whitehead's struggles to fashion an ontology that would be coherent with quantum anomalies, one that can reshape the sense of strangeness or inconceivability of many important physical notions."

"Including a nonspecialist introduction to quantum mechanics, Epperson adds an essential new dimension to our understanding of the architecture and meaning of Whitehead's metaphysics - and of the constantly enriching encounter of science and philosophy in our century."--Jacket.