The systems view of life : a unifying vision / Fritjof Capra, formerly of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA, USA, Pier Luigi Luisi, University of Rome 3, Italy.
By: Capra, Fritjof
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Contributor(s): Luisi, P. L.
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BookPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: xiv, 498 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. ; cased.ISBN: 1107011361; 9781107011366.Subject(s): Science -- Philosophy | Science -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 304.201 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 304.201 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 78015 | |
| General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 304.201 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 78016 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Newtonian world-machine -- The mechanistic view of life -- Mechanistic social thought -- From the parts to the whole -- Classical systems theories -- Complexity theory -- What is life? -- Order and complexity in the living world -- Darwin and biological evolution -- The quest for the origins of life on Earth -- The human adventure -- Mind and consciousness -- Science and spirituality -- Life, mind, and society -- The systems view of health -- The ecological dimension of life -- Connecting the dots: systems thinking and the state of the world -- Systemic solutions.
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