The Tao of physics : an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism / by Fritjof Capra.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Shambhala, 2000.Edition: 4th ed., updatedDescription: 366 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1570625190 (paper)
- 9781570625190 (paper)
- 9791570625199
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Main Library | NonFiction | 530.01 C251 | Available | 33111007039411 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
After a quarter of a century in print, Capra's groundbreaking work still challenges and inspires. This updated edition of The Tao of Physics includes a new preface and afterword in which the author reviews the developments of the twenty-five years since the book's first publication, discusses criticisms the book has received, and examines future possibilities for a new scientific world.
"25th anniversary ed."--On cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-354) and index.
Modern physics : a path with a heart? -- Knowing and seeing -- Beyond language -- New physics -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Chinese thought -- Taoism -- Zen -- Unity of all things -- Beyond the world of opposites -- Space-time -- Dynamic universe -- Emptiness and form -- Cosmic dance -- Quark symmetries : a new koan? -- Patterns of change -- Interpenetration.