The web of life : a new scientific understanding of living systems / Fritjof Capra
1996, First Edition. New York : Anchor Books. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled and slight creasing. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean. Item #448250
ISBN: 0385476752
Physical description; xv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents; Preface -- Ch. 1. Deep Ecology - A New Paradigm -- Ch. 2. From the Parts to the Whole -- Ch. 3. Systems Theories -- Ch. 4. Logic of the Mind -- Ch. 5. Models of Self-Organization -- Ch. 6. Mathematics of Complexity -- Ch. 7. New Synthesis -- Ch. 8. Dissipative Structures -- Ch. 9. Self-Making -- Ch. 10. Unfolding of Life -- Ch. 11. Bringing Forth a World -- Ch. 12. Knowing That We Know -- Epilogue: Ecological Literacy -- Appendix. Bateson Revisited -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Subjects; Life (Biology). Biological systems. System theory.
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