The Web of Life: A New Synthesis of Mind and Matter
- ISBN-10
- 0006547516
- ISBN-13
- 9780006547518
- Series
- The Web of Life
- Category
- Biological systems
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial
- Author
- Fritjof Capra
Description
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.
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