Chaos is part of a broad scientific revolution that is uncovering the role of interdependence in shaping the world at all levels from the molecular to the societal. But this science is part of a yet larger cultural revolution, the emergence of a vision of the world as a deeply interdependent evolving ecology. In this powerful book, Sally Goerner strives to make the broader revolution, science and sociology, understandable. She provides a concrete and coherent picture of the science from chaos and self-organization theory to Gaia and the New Biology and then ties it to visions of ecology and evolution in the broader human realm. The result is a breathtaking birds-eye view of a new and profound form of ecological thinking emerging at once from the head and heart of our culture.
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This book was a challenge and a delight to read. So many current ideas challenging thinkers the world over, and emerging across sectors and disciplines, were placed in context and explained in memorable ways. More important, the book was as inspiring to the reader as the author seemed inspired by her explorations that led to the book. Bravo! It ought to be necessary reading for those responsible for leading people from this milenium into the next, and all others who want to appreciate their place in history at this particular moment in time...Sally Goerner illuminates human thought and the greater creative universe on all sides, with balance. Thank you.
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A remarkable cultural phenomenon occurred in Western civilization between the 16th and 19th centuries: people began to see their world as a giant clockwork universe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nonlinear revolution, nonlinear interdependent systems, deep ecological vision, interdependent causality, nonlinear interdependence, modern nonlinear dynamics, pheromone gradient, evolutionary competence, phase space maps, dissipative evolution, simpler curves, maximum entropy production, world hypotheses, ecological universe, homoclinic tangle, ecological transformation, energy buildup, semantic closure, broader case, chemical networks, ordered complexity, ecological world, world hypothesis, new attractor, bifurcation diagram Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A remarkable cultural phenomenon occurred in Western civilization between the 16th and 19th centuries: people began to see their world as a giant clockwork universe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nonlinear revolution, nonlinear interdependent systems, deep ecological vision, interdependent causality, nonlinear interdependence, modern nonlinear dynamics, pheromone gradient, evolutionary competence, phase space maps, dissipative evolution, simpler curves, maximum entropy production, world hypotheses, ecological universe, homoclinic tangle, ecological transformation, energy buildup, semantic closure, broader case, chemical networks, ordered complexity, ecological world, world hypothesis, new attractor, bifurcation diagram Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Perennial Philosophy, Divine Ground, French Revolution, New York, David Bohm, Goerner Table, Scientific American New!
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- Chaos Theory in Psychology (Contributions in Psychology) by Frederick David Abraham on page 148, and Back Matter
- Chaotic Dynamics and Fractals (Notes and Reports in Mathematics in Science and Engineering Series) by Michael F. Barnsley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Hb by John Bartlett on page 26, and Back Matter
- The Soul of A New Machine by Tracy Kidder on page 128, and Back Matter
- Perspectives in Biological Dynamics and Theoretical Medicine (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences) by Stephen H. Koslow on page 148, and Back Matter
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- Vision 2020 by Ervin Laszlo in Front Matter
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