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Mit der Übersetzung des platonischen Dialogs "Timaios" wollte Cicero den Römern einen weiteren Zugang zur Philosophie eröffnen. Da der lateinischen Sprache wichtige Wörter fehlten, musste er sich dabei auch als Sprachschöpfer betätigen. Das Gespräch kreist um die Erschaffung des Weltkörpers und der Weltseele, die Erschaffung der Zeit und der Planeten, aber auch musiktheoretische Überlegungen (zu den Intervallen), Gedanken über die Seele und die Seelenwanderung sowie die menschliche Wahrnehmung spielen eine Rolle. Der Dialog schließt mit einem Lob der Philosophie, "dem wünschenswertesten und hervorragendsten Gut, das dem Menschengeschlecht von den Göttern als Gnadengabe zugestanden worden ist".

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"A solid text with all the key coverage needed the 7th edition of The Sciences: An Integrated Approach focuses on updated information on the science, examples and integration"--

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The scientific method is one of the most basic and essential concepts across the sciences, ensuring that investigations are carried out with precision and thoroughness. The scientific method is often taught as a step-by-step approach, but real examples from history are not always given. This book teaches the basic modes of scientific thought, not by philosophical generalizations, but by illustrating in detail how great scientists from across the sciences solved problems using scientific reason. Examples include Christopher Columbus, Joseph Priestly, Antoine Lavoisier, Michael Faraday, Wilhelm Röntgen, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and Niels Bohr. Written by a successful research physicist who has engaged in many studies and years of research, all in the attempt to extract the secrets of nature, this book captures the excitement and joy of research. The process of scientific discovery is as delightfully absorbing, as complex, and as profoundly human as falling in love. It can be a roller coaster ride of despairing valleys and exhilarating highs. This book sketches the powerful reasoning which led to many different discoveries, but also celebrates the "ah-ha moments" experienced by each scientist, letting readers share the thrilling instant when each scientist reached the critical revelation in his research. Places the scientific method in context using historical examplesSuitable for both scientists and non-scientists looking to better understand scientific reasoningWritten in an engaging style with clear illustrations and referencing.

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Excerpt from The Boy's Playbook of Science: Including the Various Manipulations and Arrangements of Chemical and Philosophical Apparatus Required for the Successful Performance of Scientific Experiments, in Illustration of the Elementary Branches of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy The author recollects with pleasure the half-holidays he used to devote to Chemistry, with some other King's College lads, and in spite of terrible pecuniary losses in retorts, bottles, and jars, the most delightful amusement was enjoyed by all who attended and assisted at these juvenile philosophical meetings.

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