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 organization of living
systems and have developed new theories with revolutionary
philosophical and social implications. Fritjof Capra has been at
the forefront of this revolution. In "The Web of Life, " Capra
offers a brilliant synthesis of such recent scientific
breakthroughs as the theory of complexity, Gaia theory, chaos
theory, and other explanations of the properties of organisms,
social systems, and ecosystems. Capra's surprising findings stand
in stark contrast to accepted paradigms of mechanism and Darwinism
and provide an extraordinary new foundation for ecological policies
that will allow us to build and sustain communities without
diminishing the opportunities for future generations.
Now available in paperback for the first time, "The Web of Life" is
cutting-edge science writing in the tradition of James Gleick's
"Chaos, " Gregory Bateson's "Mind and Matter, " and Ilya
Prigogine's "Order Out of Chaos."
Fritjof Capra, PhD, physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. Capra is the author of several international bestsellers, including The Tao of Physics (1975), The Web of Life (1996), The Hidden Connections (2002), The Science of Leonardo (2007), and Learning from Leonardo (2013). He is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California and has been the focus of television documentaries and magazine features. He lives in Berkeley, California.
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