Logiczna baza fizyki

Whitehead’s paper „On Mathematical Concepts of the Material World” , published in 1906, is subject to the detailed analysis. In his paper Whitehead presents five quasi-axiomatic systems describing a network of relations between space, time, and objects existing in space and time. Although the systems have a purely formal character, in Whitehead’s opinion, they could be helpful in determining the structure of the real world. Some comments are made concerning the fact that it was Einstein’s operational method rather than Whitehead’s formal speculations that solved the crisis in physics at the beginning of our century. The impact of ideas expressed in this work on Whitehead’s later philosophy is also discussed.