Who is Fritjof Capra?
Q: Who is Fritjof Capra?
A: Fritjof Capra is an Austrian-American physicist. He earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Vienna in 1966 and has done research on particle physics and systems theory.
Q: What are some of the topics that Capra has written about?
A: Capra has written popular books on the implications of science with ethics, metaphysics and society. In particular, he makes the assertion that physics and metaphysics are both inexorably leading to the same knowledge in The Tao of Physics. His works all share a similar subtext that "there are hidden connections between everything".
Q: What religions does Capra practice?
A: Capra is both a Buddhist and a Catholic Christian.
Q: What book did he co-write with ecofeminist author Charlene Spretnak?
A: In 1984, he co-wrote Green Politics with ecofeminist author Charlene Spretnak.
Q: How does Capra critique Descartes' views?
A: He pushes for western society to abandon c the mechanistic views of Descartes by critiquing his reductionistic view that everything can be studied in parts to understand the whole. Instead, he encourages readers to take an objective and fresh mind and see the world through 'complexity theory'.
Q: What scientific fields does his theory have its roots in?
A: His theory has its roots in several scientific fields from the first half of the twentieth century — organismic biology, gestalt psychology, ecology, general systems theory, and cybernetics.
