TY  - GEN
AU  - Capra, Fritjof
AU  - Luisi, Pier Luigi
TI  - Systems view of life: a unifying vision
SN  - 9781316616437
U1  - 304.201 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - EP
N2  - 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 of life into a single coherent framework. Taking a broad sweep through history and across scientific disciplines, the authors examine the appearance of key concepts such as autopoiesis, dissipative structures, social networks, and a systemic understanding of evolution. The implications of the systems view of life for health care, management, and our global ecological and economic crises are also discussed
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