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Alfred North Whitehead on Progress

1861–1947 England

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[W]e cannot think first and act afterwards. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.

Science and the Modern World (1925)

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of human life is to grasp as much as we can out of the infinitude.

Attributed Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead (1954)

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