Anaximander

And the Nature of Science

Carlo Rovelli, Marion Lignana Rosenberg

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Allen Lane
28 March 2023

Classical history & classical civilisation; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Mathematics & Sciences; History of mathematics; History of science; Popular science

The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics tells the thrilling story of one of the greatest intellectual leaps of all time

Over two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology and biology, setting in motion a new way of seeing the world. Anaximander's legacy includes the revolutionary idea that the earth floats in a void, that the world can be understood in natural rather than supernatural terms, that animals evolved, and that universal laws govern all phenomena. He introduced a new mode of rational thinking with an openness to uncertainty and to the progress of knowledge.

In this elegant work, acclaimed physicist Carlo Rovelli brings to light the importance of Anaximander's overlooked legacy to modern science. He examines Anaximander as a scientist interested in shedding light on the deep nature of scientific thinking, which Rovelli locates in his rebellious ability to reimagine the world again and again. Anaximander celebrates the radical lack of certainty that defines the scientific quest for knowledge.

By: Carlo Rovelli
Translated by: Marion Lignana Rosenberg
Imprint: Allen Lane
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 302g
ISBN: 9780241655856
ISBN 10: 0241655854
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 March 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. He has worked in Italy and the US, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique theorique in Marseille, France. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Helgoland, Reality Is Not What It Seems and The Order of Time are international bestsellers which have been translated into forty-three languages.