1861-1947. English philosopher and
mathematician. In his `theory of organism',
he attempted a synthesis of metaphysics and
science. His works include Principia
Mathematica 1910-13 (with Bertrand Russell),
The Concept of Nature 1920, and Adventures of
Ideas 1933. He was professor of applied
mathematics at London University 1914-24, and
professor of philosophy at Harvard
University, USA, 1924-37. Other works include
Principles of Natural Knowledge 1919, Science
and the Modern World 1925, and Process and
Reality 1929.