Turning Point. Science, Society, and the Rising Culture.

Capra, Fritjof.

ISBN 10: 067124423X / ISBN 13: 9780671244231

Published by New York, Simon and Schuster, 1982

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First Edition. 24cm x 16cm. 464 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Very good+ condition with foxing to pastedowns and the edges, as well as a small dampstain to top edge. Internally fine. In his widely acclaimed best seller "The Tao of Physics", Capra challenged much of conventional wisdom by demanstrating the striking parallels between ancient mystical traditions and the discoveries of twentieth-century physics. Now, in "The Turning Point," the University of California physicist expands his focus. He shows how the revolution in modern physics foreshadows an emminent revolution in all the sciences and a transformation of our world view and values. In a stunning critique of Cartesian thinking in biology, medicine, psychology and economics, Capra explains how our reductionist approach to systemic problems has brought us to a perilous impasse. But Capra sees a future that works, and he presents a new vision of reality involving fundamental changes in our thoughts, perception and values. This new vision includes new concepts of space, time and matter developed in subatomic physics; the emerging systems view of life, mind, consciousness and evolution; the corresponding holistic approach to health and healing; the integration of Western and Eastern approaches to psychology and psychotherapy; a new conceptual framework for economics and technology; and an ecological and feminist perspective.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Turning Point. Science, Society, and the Rising Culture.
• Publisher: New York, Simon and Schuster
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067124423X
• ISBN 13: 9780671244231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1200 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A distinguished physicist draws on contemporary and ancient sources to criticize Western society's perilous overreliance on the scientific method and to forecast an imminent scientific and technological revolution

About the Author

Fritjof Capra, PhD, physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. Capra is the author of several international bestsellers, including The Tao of Physics (1975), The Web of Life (1996), The Hidden Connections (2002), The Science of Leonardo (2007), and Learning from Leonardo (2013). He is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California and has been the focus of television documentaries and magazine features. He lives in Berkeley, California.