Abstract
This study highlights the development of A. N. Whitehead’s metaphysics in 1924 1925 and its relationship with
aesthetic value . First, based on the passage Science and Modern World , I characterize Whitehead’s philosophical challenge as a double attempt. The first is to construct metaphysics that can describe “the texture of realisation.” The second is to interweave “aesthetic value” into such a texture. I then read lecture notes con tained in Volume 1 of The Edinburgh Critical Edition of the Complete Works of Alfred North Whitehead and demonstrate how Whitehead tackled the aforementioned problem by considering his interpretations of other philosophers (i.e., Bacon, Aristotle, and Alex ander). Finally, I emphasize several characters according to his perspectives of metaphysics and aesthetics. According to Whitehead, concrete entities have to select certain elements and exclude opposite elements for the compositions to realize themselves. In addition, his discussion within this period suggests that this limitation of entities is also the basis for their aesthetic value.
