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The Systems View of Life
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 513

The Systems View of Life

Over the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, networks, and patterns of organisation, leading to a novel kind of 'systemic' thinking. This volume integrates the ideas, models, and theories underlying the systems view of life into a single coherent framework. Taking a broad sweep through history and across scientific disciplines, the authors examine the appearance of key concepts such as autopoiesis, dissipative structures, social networks, and a systemic understanding of evolution. The implications of the systems view of life for health care, management, and our global ecological and economic crises are also discussed. Written primarily for undergraduates, it is also essential reading for graduate students and researchers interested in understanding the new systemic conception of life and its implications for a broad range of professions - from economics and politics to medicine, psychology and law.

The Hidden Connections
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 292

The Hidden Connections

This text demonstrates how tightly humans are connected with the fabric of life and suggests that it is imperative to organize the world according to a different set of values and beliefs, not only for the well-being of human organizations, but for the survival of humanity as a whole.

The Web of Life
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

The Web of Life

Capra argues that at the end of the 20th century we are shifting away from the mechanistic world of Descartes and Newton to a holistic, ecological view. He establishes patterns between ideas from such diverse fields as Buddhism and quantum physics.

The Tao of Physics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 88

The Tao of Physics

Fritjof Capra’s groundbreaking exploration of the parallels between modern physics and eastern mysticism.

The Turning Point
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 548

The Turning Point

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The Tao of Physics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 88

The Tao of Physics

'The Tao of Physics' is Fritjof Capra's classic exploration of the connections between Eastern mysticism and modern physics. An international bestseller, the book's central thesis, that the mystical traditions of the East constitute a coherent philosophical framework within which the most advanced Western theories of the physical world can be accommodated, has not only withstood the test of time but is ever more emphatically endoresed by ongoing experimentation and research. Fritjof Capra addresses recent scientific developments in this, the third edition, in the form of a chapter-length afterword on 'The Future of the New Physics'. 'The parallels are indeed most striking' SIR BERNARD LOVELL 'In the role of interpreter of the 'philosophy' of physics today, Dr Capra has few equals' JOHN GRIBBIN, 'TES'

The Web of Life
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 370

The Web of Life

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1997-09-15
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  • Publisher: Anchor

The vitality and accessibility of Fritjof Capra's ideas have made him perhaps the most eloquent spokesperson of the latest findings emerging at the frontiers of scientific, social, and philosophical thought. In his international bestsellers The Tao of Physics and The Turning Point, he juxtaposed physics and mysticism to define a new vision of reality. In The Web of Life, Capra takes yet another giant step, setting forth a new scientific language to describe interrelationships and interdependence of psychological, biological, physical, social, and cultural phenomena--the "web of life." During the past twenty-five years, scientists have challenged conventional views of evolution and the organi...

The Ecology of Law
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 241

The Ecology of Law

  • Categories: Law

This book shows how, by incorporating concepts from modern science, the law can become an integral part of bringing about a better world.

The Ecology of Law
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 285

The Ecology of Law

  • Categories: Law

Winner, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Politics/Current Events: A systems theorist and a legal scholar present a new paradigm for protecting our planet. This is the first book to trace the fascinating parallel history of law and science from antiquity to modern times, showing how the two disciplines have always influenced each other—until recently. In the past few decades, science has shifted from seeing the natural world as a kind of cosmic machine best understood by analyzing each cog and sprocket to a systems perspective that views the world as a vast network of fluid communities and studies their dynamic interactions. The concept of ecology exemplifies this approach. But law is stuck ...

Fritjof Capra in Conversation with Michael Toms
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 100

Fritjof Capra in Conversation with Michael Toms

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