A review by baldwinivsmask
The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science by Armand Marie Leroi
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Although the title talks about the invention of science, it is just as much (if not perhaps more) about philosophy.
Stick with it though. Absolutely do. If I had been told beforehand the amount of philosophy discussed I would have run for the hills, but it all fits together and is explained simply.
At times Leroi can become a bit too pretentious and attempts to be poetical, but it is a lovely book, full of information, and has now inspired me to pick up Aristotle’s views on animals in his own words
Stick with it though. Absolutely do. If I had been told beforehand the amount of philosophy discussed I would have run for the hills, but it all fits together and is explained simply.
At times Leroi can become a bit too pretentious and attempts to be poetical, but it is a lovely book, full of information, and has now inspired me to pick up Aristotle’s views on animals in his own words