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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The intellectual applications of this fine book are astounding. Make it a definite point to see the movie based upon the book, MINDWALK. It is truly one of the best reflections of a book in the film genre.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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It's all here. Everything we ever needed to know to begin to change our world and ourselves. Totally brilliant. Many years in the making, this book covers a very wide spectrum of knowledge and is fascinating all the way through. Like The Tao of Physics, this book looks toward a world view that encompasses a balance of science and spirit. Capra is also not shy about deconstructing or critisizing popular economic and political mythology, which may disturb some readers, but he has the benefit of input from some of the greatest minds of our time and his analysis is unassailable. Female readers will probably appreciate his sensitivity and balanced approach to feminist perspectives as he discusses what's wrong with our world and what we can do to change things.
My experience was that I read his other book "Uncommon Wisdom" first, which was in large part about Capra's experiences leading up to the writing of The Turning Point with the people and minds that inspired and enlightened him. Reading that first made all of The Turning Point flow even smoother. But Uncommon Wisdom is getting hard to find, so don't quibble. Read Turning Point no matter what! It is still 100% relevant to today and comes from a man who has been at the forefront of cutting edge thinking since the 1960s.
This book is filled with Capra's take on insights obtained over the years from people like Werner Heisenberg, E.F. Schumacher, J. Krishnamurti, Hazel Henderson, Gregory Bateson, Pitirim Sorokin, Stanislav Grof, Margaret Locke, R.D. Laing, David Bohm, Adrienne Rich, Lyn Margulis, and many others. With The Turning Point, you're getting into the thoughts of a whole lot of brilliant thinkers, both male and female, that Capra has known personally or studied thoroughly.
All of Capra's books are fascinating. Check out "The Web of Life" which is another 5 star book in my opinion.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The book has an extremely broad sweep and tries to get to the very root of our crisis as a civilisation. Building his case from a very logical historical perspective that covers the very essence of our academic and intellectual foundations, Capra argues for a paradigm shift in order to bring about sustainable development. The book is not a mere superficial recipe for survival but provides a blueprint for excellence in the new era of globalisation and economic change. Written in a lucid and fluent manner, the arguments flow systematically and call for a radical change in our approach to both seeing and solving problems. The book is both philosophical and practical in its approach and therein lies Capra's greatness. He has been able to weave the enormous research into a comprehensive tome that is as useful for the expert as it is fascinating for the layman. Highly recommended. Mohit Misra, Asian Institute Of Management, Manila.
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Reaching the turning point
Environmentally we will reach the Turning Point soon, that is, if we haven't already. This book is all the reasons why we need to change course now. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by J. Green
Reductionism versus systemic thinking
Written 25 years ago this book possesses an across the board optimism about the death knell of Cartesian 'reductionism', meaning the dualistic approach brought in by the scientific... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2007 by conjunction
In reply to reader from Berkeley:
How arrogant and presumtious to write a review of a book you have not read. To others looking here please scrool down to the other reviews which I agree with wholeheartedly.
Published on 13 May 1999
All I can say about this book is "WOW"
I read this book after seeing the movie "MindWalk". That movie was so fascinating that I had to read the book that this movie is based on. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 1999
An Outstanding Review and Critique of Reductionism
The Reductionist model of the world holds sway today with incredible tenacity and effect. Capra's tracing of it's history, implications and role in present society is... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 1999
Beautiful apple with a bad spot on it
This is a very good work on the systems view of life, with some great insight. There is, however, a very liberal agenda that Capra is clearly pursuing, especially in Part 2. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 1998
Civilization with a human face.
Green revolution, vegetarianism, holistic living... it sheds light on traits of a mature civilization. It changes ones outlook from a personal to a more holistic one.
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