The Web of Life

Author: Fritjof Capra
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385476760
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
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.

The web of life

Author: John H. Storer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780451628411
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Capitalism in the Web of Life

Author: Jason W. Moore
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1781689024
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
Integrating both social and historical factors, this radical analysis of the development of capitalism reveals the ever-deepening relationship between capital and ecology Finance. Climate. Food. Work. How are the crises of the twenty-first century connected? In Capitalism in the Web of Life, Jason W. Moore argues that the sources of today’s global turbulence have a common cause: capitalism as a way of organizing nature, including human nature. Drawing on environmentalist, feminist, and Marxist thought, Moore offers a groundbreaking new synthesis: capitalism as a “world-ecology” of wealth, power, and nature. Capitalism’s greatest strength—and the source of its problems—is its capacity to create Cheap Natures: labor, food, energy, and raw materials. That capacity is now in question. Rethinking capitalism through the pulsing and renewing dialectic of humanity-in-nature, Moore takes readers on a journey from the rise of capitalism to the modern mosaic of crisis. Capitalism in the Web of Life shows how the critique of capitalism-in-nature—rather than capitalism and nature—is key to understanding our predicament, and to pursuing the politics of liberation in the century ahead.

Threads from the Web of Life

Author: Stephen Daubert
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN: 9780826515094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Creative, science-grounded stories about nature for the curious and imaginative of all ages.

The Web of Life

Author: Robert Herrick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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The Web of Life

Author: Fritjof Capra
Publisher: HarperPerennial
ISBN: 9780006547518
Category : Biological systems
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book 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.

The Systems View of Life

Author: Fritjof Capra
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107011361
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 513

Book Description
The first volume to integrate life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions into a single, coherent framework.

Food Chains and Webs

Author: Andrew Solway
Publisher: Raintree
ISBN: 1406232602
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Food Chains and Webs explains that feeding relationships are at the heart of life on Earth. It looks at the different types of living thing in a food web - from producer to top consumer - as well as food pyramids and topics like bioaccumulation. It tackles common confusions about the science and shows how topics are relevant to the reader.

Web of Life

Author: Richard Louv
Publisher: Conari Press
ISBN: 9781573241403
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
With great warmth and wisdom, award-winning journalist Richard Louv explores the delicate strands of our lives: family, friendship, community, nature, time, and spirit.

The Web of Life

Author: Glenn C. Taylor
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486613640
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description

Life is about relationships, good and bad.

Individualism may feel strong. In reality, it’s much weaker than when we stand together.

Much of the joy of life comes from the manner in which others touch our lives. Do you remember the last time someone touched your life with a word of encouragement? Your response may have been a smile or a sense of joy. Not all touches are like that. Some people touch our lives with pain through hurtful comments, insinuation, or even lies.

Solomon declared that life and death are in the power of the tongue. Our conversations are a key contributor to the effects we have on one another. This book is an invitation to explore the impact of others on us and our influence on them. It takes courage to nurture others and accept their nurturing. Communication coupled with action is the key to growth when we’ve experienced God as the source of our spiritual lives in Christ.

“Glenn Taylor’s writing on the subject of healthy relationships is the outcome [of] a lifelong commitment to living fully into all aspects of life. As a result, this book has deep roots and a solid foundation. I commend it to you.”
—Dr. Rod Wilson, Vancouver, B.C.

“There is no substitute for a firsthand witness. This is as true today as it was for the Resurrection. This book is the direct result of a truly empathetic faithful witness… This is a must read for anyone who is involved in ministry, counseling, or leadership of any kind.”
—James Tughan, Canadian Artist, Oakville, Ontario

“I believe the chapter on the importance of the community of faith as a place for receiving love, nurture, and healing meets a critical need in our disconnected society.”
—Marvin Brubacher, Director of MentorLink Canada