The First Scientist: Anaximander and His Legacy

Westholme. Edited by Marion Lignana Rosenberg (2011)
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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.

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B208.Z7.R6813 2011

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