In this section, I have been concerned to show that the genetic approach is not only contradicted by all relevant external evidence, but
also employs an extremely
dangerous interpretative strategy:
dangerous to the piecemeal investigation of Whiteheadian doctrines;
dangerous to the mind - set with which new interpretations of Whitehead's philosophy should be received and evaluated and
dangerous because of the inherent circularity of its reasoning, to the integrity and validity of any compositional analysis conducted under the umbrella of its
assumptions.