The Systems View of Life
Book description
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…
Why read it?
2 authors picked The Systems View of Life as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This science book is so joined up that its subtitle is A Unifying Vision.
The authors draw together a broad range of scientific disciplines to present a holistic view of how life emerged and, more importantly, how life is organized. You might be surprised to hear that biologists still don’t know how life organizes itself. The question is usually left to philosophers rather than biologists. So it's good to read all this material brought into one place.
From Cindy's list on science books that join the dots.
For too long we have considered everything in the world through the lens of linear relationships.
Slowly – too slowly in my view – are we realizing the systemic nature of most things.
What Fritjof and Luigi do in their book is enable the reader to truly internalize the systemic nature of the world that we are part of. The ‘being part of’ aspect is critical.
Too many of us humans seem to consider ourselves to be the pinnacle of evolution, tobe in control, to have the right to plunder our planet at our heart’s content.
It is high time…
From Bettina's list on today’s complex world and help our planet.
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