The purpose of thinking is to let the ideas die instead of … - Alfred North Whitehead

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The purpose of thinking is to let the ideas die instead of us dying.

Alfred North Whitehead

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Alfred North Whitehead, OM (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which today has found application to a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology, among other areas.

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We cannot think first and act afterwards. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action and can only guide it by taking thought.

With the sense of sight, the idea communicates the emotion, whereas, with sound, the emotion communicates the idea, which is more direct and therefore more powerful.

What we perceive as the present is the vivid fringe of memory tinged with anticipation.

The purpose of thinking is to let the ideas die instead of us dying. - Alfred North Whitehead

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