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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100593542363
ISBN-139780593542361
eBay Product ID (ePID)22057249417
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Book TitleAnaximander : and the Birth of Science
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicPhilosophy & Social Aspects, Ancient / Greece, General, History
IllustratorYes
GenrePhilosophy, Science, History
AuthorCarlo Rovelli
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.2 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-036584
ReviewsPraise for Anaximander : "Solid insights into the foundations of science...as usual, Rovelli communicates his ideas with clarity and verve." -- Kirkus "An insightful survey of the scientific contributions of Greek philosopher Anaximander...Rovelli makes the most of the available evidence in building his case that the philosopher's emphasis on natural causes marked a sea change in human thought. This is a masterful overview of a pivotal figure in scientific history." -- Publisher's Weekly
SynopsisThe bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science through the revolutionary ideas of the Greek philosopher Anaximander Over two millennia ago, the prescient insights of Anaximander paved the way for cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new way of seeing the world. His legacy includes the revolutionary ideas that the Earth floats in a void, that animals evolved, that the world can be understood in natural rather than supernatural terms, and that universal laws govern all phenomena. He introduced a new mode of rational thinking with an openness to uncertainty and the progress of knowledge. In this elegant work, the renowned theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli brings to light the importance of Anaximander's overlooked influence on modern science. He examines Anaximander not from the point of view of a historian or as an expert in Greek philosophy, but as a scientist interested in the deep nature of scientific thinking, which Rovelli locates in the critical and rebellious ability to reimagine the world again and again. Anaximander celebrates the radical lack of certainty that defines the scientific quest for knowledge.
LC Classification NumberB208.Z7R6913 2023
