Modern physics has had a profound influence on almost all aspects of human society.
An edition of The Tao of Physics
(1975)
The Tao of physics
an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and eastern mysticism
by Fritjof Capra
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The Tao of Physics is a book about the relationship between physics and spirituality.
The book explores the parallels between Eastern mysticism and modern physics. It discusses the similarities between the two fields, and how they can be used to help understand each other. The book also discusses the concept of the Tao, or the way, and how it relates to physics.
The Tao of Physics is considered to be one of the first books to popularize the concepts of modern physics for a general audience. It has been translated into many languages and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
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Table of Contents
I: The way of physics
Modern physics
a path with a heart?
Knowing and seeing
Beyond language
The new physics
II: The way of eastern mysticism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Chinese thought
Taoism
Zen
III: The parallels
The unity of all things
Beyond the world of opposites
Space-time
The dynamic universe
Emptiness and form
The cosmic dance
Quark symmetries
A new koan?
Patterns of change
Interpenetration.
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