“Gradually, physicists began to realise that nature, at the atomic level, does not appear as a mechanical universe composed of fundamental building blocks, but rather as a network of relations, and that, ultimately, there are no parts at all in this interconnected web. Whatever we call a part is merely a pattern that has some stability and therefore captures our attention.”

“Deep ecological awareness recognizes the fundamental interdependence of all phenomena and the fact …”

— Fritjof Capra, The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision (with Pier Luigi Luisi, 2014)

“Deep ecology does not separate humans - or anything else - from the natural environment. It does see …”

— Fritjof Capra, The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision (with Pier Luigi Luisi, 2014)

“Mystics understand the roots of the Tao but not its branches; scientists understand its branches but …”

— Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (1975)

“Systems thinking is “contextual,” which is the opposite of analytical thinking. Analysis means …”

— Fritjof Capra, The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision (with Pier Luigi Luisi, 2014)

“There are solutions to the major problems of our time; some of them even simple. But they require a …”

— Fritjof Capra, The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision (with Pier Luigi Luisi, 2014)