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Fritjof Capra
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Capra has a unique gift of genius to formulate
and explain complex scientific and philosophical insights and interrelations
in a way that the educated reader can
There are other important facts about Capra that are perhaps hardly known, and partly explain why he has this phenomenal lucidity, while he works as a mainstream scientist and yet in his books by far surpasses the limitations of this profession and the worldview of most of his professional colleagues (except those on his own level of genius). Capra said somewhere in his books that he was raised in a quite matriarchal environment, an environment virtually without males. He was raised by three women, and they were all single, for different reasons: his mother, his grandmother and his great grandmother. And they lived together with many animals on the big farm in the country. And Capra grew up in a probably lucky and happy childhood environment without having suffered abuse. All this is important, I think, in order to understand his basically non-judgmental worldview and his ability to understand people from ultra-orthodox to very liberal with the same generosity and magnanimity. Capra is truly exceptional in this respect. This can be seen in his lesser known volume Uncommon Wisdom which is a recollection of conversations with remarkable people, and at the same time a kaleidoscope of anecdotes form the life of a truly lively and communicative human being. The other noteworthy instance from Capra's life is his long involvement in the counter culture and his meeting with most of the celebrities of that culture, as for example Timothy Leary, Terence McKenna, Gregory Bateson, Ronald David Laing or Thomas Szasz. Besides Capra's intellectual brilliance and exquisite use of language, it's the simplicity of his literacy, and his unpretentious way to relate other people's achievements and remarkable traits with a certain modesty and without any jealousy, so often to find within the science establishment, that let Capra stand out as a truly universal and encyclopedic scholar. The fact that his books have become worldwide bestsellers over many years, and were translated in all major languages of the world has its explanation here. In addition, it's Capra's extraordinary human skills, his ability to community, and communicate across scientific disciplines together with a strongly integrative mindset and attitude that made him such an important alternative figure in the mainstream science environment in the United States and elsewhere (in Germany). I must stop here without being able to render full credit to Fritjof Capra's achievements because I have not yet read his two latest books, The Web of Life and The Hidden Connections, and will thus update this page and the attached Quotes collection once I have done this. Main Publications BOOK REVIEWS Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra, Ed. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure
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