Taking a broad sweep through history and across scientific disciplines, this volume integrates the ideas, models, and theories underlying the systems view of life into a single coherent framework. Life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions are presented and its philosophical, spiritual, and political implications discussed.Over the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, networks, and patterns of organisation, leading to a novel kind of 'systemic' thinking. This volume integrates the ideas, models, and theories underlying the systems view of life into a single coherent framework. Taking a broad sweep through history and across scientific disciplines, the authors examine the appearance of key concepts such as autopoiesis, dissipative structures, social networks, and a systemic understanding of evolution. The implications of the systems view of life for health care, management, and our global ecological and economic crises are also discussed. Written primarily for undergraduates, it is also essential reading for graduate students and researchers interested in understanding the new systemic conception of life and its implications for a broad range of professions - from economics and politics to medicine, psychology and law.
Personen: Capra, Fritjof Luisi, Pier Luigi
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Capra, Fritjof:
¬The¬ systems view of life : a unifying vision / Fritjof Capra, formerly of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA and Pier Luigi Luisi, University of Rome 3, Italy. - Paperback editition first published 2016 with corrections. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016. - XIV, 498 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN 978-1-316-61643-7 Paperback
Systematische Philosophie - Buch