{"product_id":"patterns-of-connection-essential-essays-from-five-decades-1","title":"Patterns of Connection: Essential Essays from Five Decades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the Silver Medal for Environment\/Ecology in the 2022 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, presents the evolution of his thought over five decades in \u003cem\u003ePatterns of Connection\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eThe Tao of Physics\u003c\/em\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\u003eToday Fritjof Capra remains a major figure at the crossroads of physics, spirituality, environmentalism, and systems theory. Organized thematically and chronologically, the essays in \u003cem\u003ePatterns of Connection\u003c\/em\u003e document the revolutionary and far-reaching intellectual journey of one of the major public thinkers of the last half-century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fritjof Capra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46347560485100,"sku":"9780826367242","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780826367242.jpg?v=1744090347","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/patterns-of-connection-essential-essays-from-five-decades-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}