• tags :: ecology

• source :: Fritjof Capra: The Web of Life (excerpt)

Notes

• Ecology is the study of natural relationships

• Ecology forces a shift in perspective from objects to relationships and processes

• Systems thinkersrealized that laws of science were not enough, but we don't need anything from the outside: we have to understand the relationships of matter

• Capra says that there are two approaches to science: "What is it made of?" and "What is the pattern?"

• A pattern isn't material, it's a set of relationships

  • Marx would probably disagree with this

• Capra believes that consciousness is a property of life

• An insight of cyberneticswas noticing that life is made up of networks

• Systems can correct themselves through the process of feedback