In Whitehead's view, then, concepts such as "quality", "matter", and "form" are problematic. These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world. They are useful abstractions, but are not the world's basic building blocks. What is ordinarily conceived of as a single person, for instance, is philosophically described as a continuum of overlapping events. After all, people change all the time, if only because they have aged by another second and had some further experience. These occasions of experience are logically distinct, but are progressively connected in what Whitehead calls a "society" of events. By assuming that enduring objects are the most real and fundamental things in the universe, materialists have mistaken the abstract for the concrete (what Whitehead calls the "fallacy of misplaced concreteness"). COUNT 10
QSN1 How did Whitehead define the "fallacy of misplaced concreteness"? ANS1 By assuming that enduring objects are the most real and fundamental things in the universe, materialists have mistaken the abstract for the concrete QSN2 What basic concepts did Whitehead believe were questionable? ANS2 "quality", "matter", and "form" QSN3 Why did he believe those concepts were inaccurate? ANS3 These "classical" concepts fail to adequately account for change, and overlook the active and experiential nature of the most basic elements of the world. QSN4 How did Whitehead classify what is usually seen as an individual person? ANS4 a continuum of overlapping events QSN5 How did Whitehead refer to the combination of a person's separate experiences? ANS5 a "society" of events QSN6 What are the concepts quality, matter, and form considered? ANS6 "classical" concepts QSN7 Concepts such as quality, matter, and form fail to account for what? ANS7 change QSN8 What concepts overlook the experiential nature of basic elements? ANS8 quality", "matter", and "form" QSN9 What does Whitehead call experiences that are progressively connected? ANS9 society QSN10 Instead of being a single person, what does Whitehead view a person as? ANS10 continuum of overlapping events