Anaximandr and the birth of science. Rovelli K.

The leading theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli turns to the figure of the ancient Greek philosopher Anaximandra-the author of the first scientific concept of the world order-to trace the history of scientific thought. The author carefully reconstructs the theories of Anaximandra on the basis of what we know, paying special attention to their historical and philosophical context.

The book organically intertwines the descriptions of the first concepts of the world order and thoughts of the prominent scientist of our time about the very nature of scientific thinking.