The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385494724)

Fritjof Capra, bestselling author of The Tao of Physics and The Web of Life, here explores another frontier in the human significance of scientific ideas--applying complexity theory to large-scale social interaction.

In the 1980s, complexity theory emerged as a powerful alternative to classic, linear thought. A forerunner of that revolution, Fritjof Capra now continues to expand the scope of that theory by establishing a framework in which we can understand and solve some of the most important issues of our time. Capra posits that in order to sustain life, the principles underlying our social institutions must be consistent with the broader organization of nature. Discussing pertinent contemporary issues ranging from the controversial practices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the Human Genome Project, he concludes with an authoritative, often provocative plan for designing ecologically sustainable communities and technologies as alternatives to the current economic globalization.

Author: Fritjof Capra
ISBN-10: 0385494726
ISBN-13: 9780385494724
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.67d

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 44