{"product_id":"patterns-of-connection-book-fritjof-capra-9780826367242","title":"Patterns of Connection","description":"\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Silver Medal for Environment\/Ecology in the 2022 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, presents the evolution of his thought over five decades in \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Connection\u003c\/i\u003e. First introduced in the late 1950s to the work of Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, Capra quickly intuited the connections between the discoveries of quantum physics and the traditions of Eastern philosophy--resulting in his first book, the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Physics\u003c\/i\u003e. This synthesis, representative of the change from the mechanistic worldview of Descartes and Newton to a systemic, ecological one, went on to inform Capra's thinking about the life sciences, ecology, and environmental policy. His observations of sustainable communities in nature inspired his work on systems theory--the complex web of interrelated processes that organize everything from biological systems to social, cultural, and political systems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Today Fritjof Capra remains a major figure at the crossroads of physics, spirituality, environmentalism, and systems theory. Organized thematically and chronologically, the essays in \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Connection\u003c\/i\u003e document the revolutionary and far-reaching intellectual journey of one of the major public thinkers of the last half-century.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51650311389457,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51650311454993,"sku":"NIN9780826367242","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0826367240.jpg?v=1763476027","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/patterns-of-connection-book-fritjof-capra-9780826367242","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}