Screen LibraryThe first scientist：Anaximander and his legacy
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Westholme Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Yardley, Pa. |
| Publication Dates: | c 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | Anaximandre de Milet, ou la naissance de la pensee scientifique. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 209 p.: ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781594161315 1594161313 |
| Index Number: | N03 |
| CLC: | N03 |
| Call Number: | N03/R873 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. The sixth century -- Anaximander's contributions -- Atmospheric phenomena -- Earth floats in space, suspended in the void -- Invisible entities and natural laws -- Rebellion becomes virtue -- Writing, democracy, and cultural crossbreeding -- What is science? -- Between cultural relativism and absolute thought -- Can we understand the world without Gods? -- Prescientific thought. "Rovelli restores Anaximander to his place in the history of science by carefully presenting his theories from what is known to us and examining them in their historical and philosophical contexts."--P. [2] of jacket. |