Living Systems Principles/Chaos & Complexity Theories (27 books)

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1	At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity by Stuart A. Kauffman 4.03 avg rating — 1,467 ratings score: 493, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Symbiotic Planet: A New Look at Evolution by Lynn Margulis 4.03 avg rating — 1,005 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	How the Leopard Changed Its Spots: The Evolution of Complexity by Brian Goodwin 3.75 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature by Philip Ball 4.38 avg rating — 169 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Rainbow and the Worm: The Physics of Organisms by Mae-Wan Ho 4.42 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God by Rupert Sheldrake 4.07 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fractals and Chaos Simplified for the Life Sciences by Larry S. Liebovitch 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Thinking In Systems: A Primer by Donella H. Meadows 4.17 avg rating — 25,501 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding by Humberto R. Maturana 4.20 avg rating — 1,367 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,612 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Seven Life Lessons of Chaos: Spiritual Wisdom from the Science of Change by John Briggs (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The End of Certainty: Time, Chaos, and the New Laws of Nature by Ilya Prigogine 3.92 avg rating — 461 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Teorías de caos y catástrofes para médicos, biólogos y psicólogos : las biomatemáticas para el siglo XXI by Gerardo Burkle-Elizondo 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Blue Planet by Louise B. Young 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	EMERGENT MULTIVERSE:QUANTUM THEORY ACCORDING TO THE EVERETT INTERPRETATION CLOTH by David Wallace 4.30 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision by Fritjof Capra 4.30 avg rating — 811 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The New Biology: Discovering the Wisdom in Nature by Robert M. Augros 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A World Beyond Physics: The Emergence and Evolution of Life by Stuart A. Kauffman 3.76 avg rating — 335 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Investigations by Stuart A. Kauffman 4.07 avg rating — 159 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Wholeness and the Implicate Order by David Bohm 4.25 avg rating — 1,503 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	ORIGINS OF ORDER: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution by Stuart A. Kauffman 4.19 avg rating — 285 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Humanity in a Creative Universe by Stuart A. Kauffman 3.77 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology by Gregory Bateson 4.26 avg rating — 1,534 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion by Stuart A. Kauffman 3.64 avg rating — 426 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Making Things Work: Solving Complex Problems in a Complex World by Yaneer Bar-Yam 3.80 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Gaia: The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine by James E. Lovelock 3.84 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems by Fritjof Capra 4.18 avg rating — 1,954 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars