The Turning Point with Fritjof Capra

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A renowned physicist and author of The Tao of Physics turns his attention to the sweeping social changes brought about by what he describes as "the rising culture." As in his book The Turning Point, Dr. Capra addresses the state of the environment, modern industrial economy, and the choices individuals make in everyday life. (hosted by Michael Toms ) 

Bio 

Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, which promotes ecology and systems thinking in primary and secondary education. He is on the faculty of Schumacher College, an international center for ecological studies in England, and frequently gives management seminars for top executives.

Fritjof Capra’s books include:

• The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (Shambhala 1975)
• The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture (Simon & Schuster 1984)
• Uncommon Wisdom: Conversations With Remarkable People (1988)
• The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems (1996)
• The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living (Anchor 2004)
• The Science of Leonardo: Inside the Mind of the Great Genius of the Renaissance (Doubleday 2007).
• The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision (co-author Pier Luigi Luisi) (Cambridge University Press 2014)
• Learning from Leonardo: Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius (Berrett-Koehler 2013)

To learn more about the work of Fritjof Capra go to www.fritjofcapra.net.

Host: Michael Toms            Interview Date: 1982                    Program Number: 1652