La sconfitta di Platone. La scienza del XX secolo

Synopsis of La sconfitta di Platone. La scienza del XX secolo

In 'La sconfitta di Platone. La scienza del XX secolo', geochemist Claude Allègre offers a critical and fascinating look at the scientific evolution of the 20th century. The author challenges the mechanistic and purely mathematical view of science, arguing that this perspective has distanced scientific research from general culture, and proposes a more integrated approach that balances experimentation, intuition, and interdisciplinarity. This work analyzes how the major discoveries of the last century have transformed our understanding of the world, from molecular biology to quantum physics, making it an essential read for both specialists and the general public interested in the philosophy of science and the history of scientific thought.