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'A sweeping vision of the scientific landscape'
Lynn Margulis
Fritjof Capra is at the forefront of the revolution in modern
science which has challenged a conventional mechanistic
view of the world based on the thinking of Descartes and
Newton and brought us towards a holistic, ecological view.
Here, Capra offers a brilliant, radical 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. His findings — based on ten years of research
and discussion with scientists from around the world — provide
an extraordinary new foundation for ecological policies that will
allow us to build and sustain communities without diminishing
opportunities for future generations, and come closer than ever before
to answering the question, 'What is life?'
'This stunning synthesis, by an inspired scientist, draws scientists, experts,
decision makers and concerned citizens into broader multi-disciplinary
networks and dialogues about human development and the future of all life
on earth' Hazel Henderson, author of The Politics of the Solar Age and
Paradigms in Progress.
'Conceptually more extraordinary than anything Capra has yet written .
Jay Griffiths, Guardian
Doctor Capra, indeed, is a physicien de la terre'
'An important book, even for someone of Dr Capra's standing ... a synthesis
of the scientific, the philosophical and the spiritual dimensions of systems
Graham Lawton, Times Higher Education Supplement
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