| Edition |
First Anchor Books edition. |
| Description |
xv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-333) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The cultural context -- 1. Deep ecology : a new paradigm -- Pt. 2. The rise of systems thinking -- 2. From the parts to the whole -- 3. Systems theories -- 4. The logic of the mind -- Pt. 3. The pieces of the puzzle -- 5. Models of self-organization -- 6. The mathematics of complexity -- Pt. 4. The nature of life -- 7. A new synthesis -- 8. Dissipative structures -- 9. Self-making -- 10. The unfolding of life -- 11. Bringing forth a world -- 12. Knowing what we know -- Epilogue. Ecological literacy. |
| Subject |
Life (Biology)
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Biological systems.
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System theory.
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| ISBN |
0385476752 |
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9780385476751 |
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