Adventures of Ideas by Alfred North Whitehead Introductory Essay by V. Raman This is one of three books that Whitehead wrote “to express a way of understanding the nature of things” [vii]. La Cimbali S39 Barsystem Manual Arts Date Panchang 2012 Marathi Pdf Free Download. here. The central thesis of the book is that social changes result from the confrontational interaction between forces of compulsion and those of aspiration and affirmed beliefs. The book is a classic on a whole range of ideas intrinsic to human civilization from a European perspective. Whitehead says that the goal of his inquiry is to demonstrate those factors in Western civilization which jointly constitute a new element in the history of culture. Part I of the book is Sociological: It begins with a history of the human soul, from Greek and Hebrew thought to Christian and modern views. It discourses on how philosophy, law and religion influenced society.