The Sleepwalkers
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
What happens when the greatest scientific revolutions in human history are driven not by cold logic, but by mysticism, obsession, and sleepwalking intuition? Arthur Koestler's The Sleepwalkers presents a sweeping and revisionist history of mankind's changing vision of the universe, tracing the epic journey from the cosmology of ancient Babylon through the transformative discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler. With razor-sharp intellectual curiosity, Koestler argues that the great pioneers of astronomy were not the rational, methodical heroes of popular legend, but rather contradictory, often irrational visionaries who stumbled upon truth as if in a dream — hence the arresting title. Koestler's prose is at once accessible and richly scholarly, weaving biography, philosophy, and the history of science into a single, irresistible narrative. He illustrates how the human mind resists the very revolutions it creates, and how personal faith, self-deception, and creative genius are inseparable from the birth of modern science. A landmark work that forever changed how we understand the relationship between science and the human spirit, The Sleepwalkers leaves the reader to wonder: how many of our own era's certainties are merely the dreams of a future age?
Author: Arthur Koestler
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
What happens when the greatest scientific revolutions in human history are driven not by cold logic, but by mysticism, obsession, and sleepwalking intuition? Arthur Koestler's The Sleepwalkers presents a sweeping and revisionist history of mankind's changing vision of the universe, tracing the epic journey from the cosmology of ancient Babylon through the transformative discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler. With razor-sharp intellectual curiosity, Koestler argues that the great pioneers of astronomy were not the rational, methodical heroes of popular legend, but rather contradictory, often irrational visionaries who stumbled upon truth as if in a dream — hence the arresting title. Koestler's prose is at once accessible and richly scholarly, weaving biography, philosophy, and the history of science into a single, irresistible narrative. He illustrates how the human mind resists the very revolutions it creates, and how personal faith, self-deception, and creative genius are inseparable from the birth of modern science. A landmark work that forever changed how we understand the relationship between science and the human spirit, The Sleepwalkers leaves the reader to wonder: how many of our own era's certainties are merely the dreams of a future age?