The Tao of physics : an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism
Title:
The Tao of physics : an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism
Author:
Capra, Fritjof.
ISBN:
9780006544890
Personal Author:
Publication Date:
1992
Publication Information:
London : Fontana : [distributor] HarperCollins Distribution Services : [distributor] HarperCollins Publishers Pty Ltd : [distributor] Harper Entertainment Distribution Services : [distributor] Jonathan Ball Publishers SA : [distributor] HarperCollins Publishers, 1992.
Physical Description:
416 p. : ill.diagrams ; 20x13x3 cm.
General Note:
Paperback. B-format paperback.
Abstract:
Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time--way back in 1975. This special edition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of this early Shambhala best seller that has gone on to become a classic. It includes a new preface by the author, in which he reflects on the further discoveries and developments that have occurred in the years since the book's original publication. Physicists do not need mysticism, Dr. Capra says, and mystics do not need physics, but humanity needs both. It's a message of timeless importance.
"A brilliant best seller. . . . Lucidly analyzes the tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism to show their striking parallels with the latest discovery in cyclotrons."--"New York" magazine "A pioneering book of real value and wide appeal."--"Washington Post""I have been reading the book with amazement and the greatest interest, recommending it to everyone I meet and, as often as possible, in my lectures. I think you have done a magnificent and extremely important job."--"Joseph Campbell".