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The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science by Armand Marie Leroi. is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science about?
A brilliant study of Aristotle as biologist The philosophical classics of Aristotle loom large over the history of Western thought, but the subject he most loved was biology. He wrote vast volumes about animals. He described them, classified them, told us where and how they live and how they develop in the womb or in the egg. He founded a science. It can even be said that he founded science itself. In The Lagoon , acclaimed biologist Armand Marie Leroi recovers Aristotle’s science. He revisits Aristotle’s writings and the places where he worked. He goes to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos to see the creatures that Aristotle saw, where he saw them. He explores Aristotle’s observations, his deep ideas, his inspired guesses—and the things he got wildly wrong. He shows how Aristotle’s science is deeply intertwined with his philosophical system and reveals that he was not only the first biologist, but also one of the greatest. The Lagoon is both a travelogue and a study of the origins of science. And it shows how a philosopher who lived almost two millennia ago still has so much to teach us today.
Who reads The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Armand Marie Leroi.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780698170391
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Social Science, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (170 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14