![]() ![]() Anaximander’s legacy includes the revolutionary ideas 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. In March 2023 Rovelli came to Intelligence Squared to talk about his favourite scientist, the little known Greek philosopher Anaximander, whose ideas, articulated over two millennia ago, lay the foundations for cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology. A theoretical physicist, his books have sold over two million copies around the world. ![]() ‘In my opinion this idea of Anaximander’s is one of the boldest, most revolutionary, and most portentous ideas in the whole history of human thinking.’ – Karl PopperĬarlo Rovelli is one of the world’s best known scientists. ![]()
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