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Fritjof capra books list of books by author fritjof capra. An exploration of the parallels between modern physics and eastern mysticism, and the turning point. The essay is excerpted from the systems view of life. Capras whole approach is based on the premise that earlier schools of science falsely attempted to force their subjects into mechanistic, easily quantifiable models, in opposition to the holistic awareness of todays scientific revolutionaries.
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