Screen LibraryPatterns of connection : essential essays from five decades /
Fritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, presents the evolution of his thought over five decades in Patterns of Connection. First introduced in the late 1950s to the work of Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, Capra quickly intuited the connections betwee...
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High Road Books, an imprint of the University of New Mexico Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Albuquerque, New Mexico : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Fritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, presents the evolution of his thought over five decades in Patterns of Connection. First introduced in the late 1950s to the work of Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, Capra quickly intuited the connections between the discoveries of quantum physics and the traditions of Eastern philosophy--resulting in his first book, the bestselling The Tao of Physics. This synthesis, representative of the change from the mechanistic worldview of Descartes and Newton to a systemic, ecological one, went on to inform Capra's thinking about the life sciences, ecology, and environmental policy. -- |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-347) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780826362803 082636280X |
| Index Number: | QC6 |
| CLC: | O4 |
| Call Number: | O4/C251 |
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Philosophical Roots: Heisenberg and the Sixties -- Werner Heisenberg: Explorer of the Limits of Human Imagination -- Heisenberg and Tagore -- Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Reflections on the Spirit and Legacy of the Sixties -- Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism: First Discoveries of the Parallels -- The Dance of Shiva: The Hindu View of Matter in the Light of Modern Physics -- Bootstrap and BuddhismEssay 6. Particle Physics and Eastern Philosophy -- In Memoriam Geoffrey Chew, 1924-2019 -- Implications of the "New Physics" -- The New Physics as a Model for a New Medicine, Psychology, and Economics? -- The Unification of Physics -- The New Vision of Reality: An Early Synthesis -- Homage to Gregory Bateson -- The Turning Point: A New Vision of Reality -- The Role of Physics in the Current Change of Paradigms -- Crisis of Perception -- Why Are the Real Issues of Our Time Excluded from the Political Dialogue? -- The Challenge of the NinetiesChapter 6. Ecological Literacy -- The Principles of Ecology -- Ecology and Community -- Turn, Turn, Turn: Understanding Nature's Cycles -- Complexity and Life -- Russian Pioneers of Systems Thinking -- "What Is Life?" Revisited -- Arcadia and the Science of Complexity -- The Full Synthesis -- The Nature of Life: Integrating Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions -- Food, Water, and Life -- The Flow of Life in the Art of Andy Goldsworthy -- Systemic Problems--Systemic Solutions -- The Challenge of the 21st Century -- Systems Thinking and the State of the World -- The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systemic Analysis -- Ecology and Ethics -- Deep Ecology: A New Paradigm -- Earth Ethics -- Science and Spirituality Revisited -- Science, Spirituality, and Religion. |