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107 of 113 people found the following review helpful:
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A brilliant and important book.,
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This review is from: The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture (Paperback)
It's all here. Everything we ever needed to know to begin to change our world and ourselves. Totally brilliant. Many years in the making, this book covers a very wide spectrum of knowledge and is fascinating all the way through. Like The Tao of Physics, this book looks toward a world view that encompasses a balance of science and spirit. Capra is also not shy about deconstructing or critisizing popular economic and political mythology, which may disturb some readers, but he has the benefit of input from some of the greatest minds of our time and his analysis is unassailable. Female readers will probably appreciate his sensitivity and balanced approach to feminist perspectives as he discusses what's wrong with our world and what we can do to change things. My experience was that I read his other book "Uncommon Wisdom" first, which was in large part about Capra's experiences leading up to the writing of The Turning Point with the people and minds that inspired and enlightened him. Reading that first made all of The Turning Point flow even smoother. But Uncommon Wisdom is getting hard to find, so don't quibble. Read Turning Point no matter what! It is still 100% relevant to today and comes from a man who has been at the forefront of cutting edge thinking since the 1960s. This book is filled with Capra's take on insights obtained over the years from people like Werner Heisenberg, E.F. Schumacher, J. Krishnamurti, Hazel Henderson, Gregory Bateson, Pitirim Sorokin, Stanislav Grof, Margaret Locke, R.D. Laing, David Bohm, Adrienne Rich, Lyn Margulis, and many others. With The Turning Point, you're getting into the thoughts of a whole lot of brilliant thinkers, both male and female, that Capra has known personally or studied thoroughly. All of Capra's books are fascinating. Check out "The Web of Life" which is another 5 star book in my opinion.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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The Paradigm Shift,
By mmisra@mailcity.com (Manila, Philippines.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture (Paperback)
The book has an extremely broad sweep and tries to get to the very root of our crisis as a civilisation. Building his case from a very logical historical perspective that covers the very essence of our academic and intellectual foundations, Capra argues for a paradigm shift in order to bring about sustainable development. The book is not a mere superficial recipe for survival but provides a blueprint for excellence in the new era of globalisation and economic change. Written in a lucid and fluent manner, the arguments flow systematically and call for a radical change in our approach to both seeing and solving problems. The book is both philosophical and practical in its approach and therein lies Capra's greatness. He has been able to weave the enormous research into a comprehensive tome that is as useful for the expert as it is fascinating for the layman. Highly recommended. Mohit Misra, Asian Institute Of Management, Manila.
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I read this book after seeing the movie "MindWalk". That movie was so fascinating that I had to read the book that this movie is based on. This book really cover just about everything from religious/science/philosophy to politic/economy/social and then explain the relationship between all those. It did make me a better person by seeing the bigger picture of what we didn't recognize. It sure made me think more, question more, explore more, seek more..and so on... everybody seriously need to read this..
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At the beginning of the last two decades of our century, we find ourselves in a state of profound, world-wide crisis. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
undifferentiated growth, nonlocal connections, biomedical framework, stratified order, cosmopolitan medicine, sensate culture, cultural imbalance, transpersonal experiences, homeopathic therapy, holistic health movement, experiential patterns, solar age, hard technology, biomedical approach Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Third World, East Asian, Soviet Union, Middle Ages, Scientific Revolution, Adam Smith, Green Revolution, Isaac Newton, Love Canal, New York, Gregory Bateson, Hazel Henderson, Lewis Thomas, Niels Bohr, Paul Weiss, American Medical Association, Claude Bernard, Defense Department, Francis Bacon, Francis Crick, Industrial Revolution, Invisible Hand, John Locke, Kenneth Boulding New!
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United States, Third World, East Asian, Soviet Union, Middle Ages, Scientific Revolution, Adam Smith, Green Revolution, Isaac Newton, Love Canal, New York, Gregory Bateson, Hazel Henderson, Lewis Thomas, Niels Bohr, Paul Weiss, American Medical Association, Claude Bernard, Defense Department, Francis Bacon, Francis Crick, Industrial Revolution, Invisible Hand, John Locke, Kenneth Boulding New!
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- The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics) by Adam Smith on page 199, and page 201
- Science And Human Behavior by B.F Skinner on page 176, and Back Matter
- Das Kapital, Gateway Edition (Skeptical Reader) by Karl Marx on page 206, and Back Matter
- Man a Machine (Open Court Classics) by Julien Offray de La Mettrie on page 107, and page 108
- Psychic Energy: Its Source and Its Transformation [Bollingen Series X] by Mary Esther Harding in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Towards a New Science of Health by Stephen Fulder on 4 pages
- Development Betrayed: The End of Progress and a Co-Evolutionary Revisioning of the Future by Richard B Norgaard on 4 pages
- The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Leading Change in the Congregation: Spiritual & Organizational Tools for Leaders by Gilbert R. Rendle in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Energy SourceBook: The Fundamentals of Personal Energy by Jill Henry in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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