In any case, at least the fallacy of simple location, and in part the fallacy of misplaced concreteness, two of Whitehead's most important critical ideas, arise from and are explicitly attributed to Whitehead's reading of and engagement with Bergson's
philosophy.17 Indeed, these two critical ideas about failings in the history of
philosophy are addressed by both Bergson and Whitehead with the same twofold strategy: (1) a
common method
designed to minimize the distortion that enters into our metaphysical descriptions while allowing us still to generalize (extensive abstraction); and (2) a
common descriptive postulate or tool (the epochal occasion).
Notably,
common themes across the schools included an overall
philosophy of embracing student differences, individualizing instruction and
designing programs around the concept of inclusion.