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Presence of the Past : Morphic Resonance and the Memory of Nature by Rupert Sheldrake (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Presence of the Past : Morphic Resonance and the Memory of Nature, Paperback by Sheldrake, Rupert, ISBN 1594774617, ISBN-13 9781594774614, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Explains how self-organizing systems, from crystals to human societies, share collective memories that influence their form and behavior"--

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PublisherInner Traditions International, The Limited

ISBN-101594774617

ISBN-139781594774614

eBay Product ID (ePID)109389914

Product Key Features

Number of Pages480 Pages

Publication NamePresence of the Past : Morphic Resonance and the Memory of Nature

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

SubjectPhilosophy & Social Aspects, Embryology, General, New Thought, Supernatural

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorRupert Sheldrake

Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, Science, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-048010

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsFew of us recognize revolutions in the making. Anyone who wants to be able to say in the future, 'I was there,' had better read The Presence of the Past., Bold, clear, and incisive, Sheldrake's thesis constitutes a sweeping challenge to the very fundamentals of established science. It may outrage or delight, but it will never fail to stimulate. Sheldrake has a remarkable ability to identify the weak spots of scientific orthodoxy.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal508

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisExplains how self-organizing systems, from crystals to human societies, share collective memories that influence their form and behavior - Includes new evidence and research in support of the theory of morphic resonance - Explores the major role that morphic resonance plays not just in animal instincts and cultural inheritance but also in the larger process of evolution - Shows that nature is not ruled by fixed laws but by habits and collective memories In this fully revised and updated edition of The Presence of the Past , Cambridge biologist Rupert Sheldrake lays out new evidence and research in support of his controversial theory of morphic resonance and explores its far-reaching implications in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and sociology. His theory proposes that all self-organizing systems, from crystals to human society, inherit a collective memory that influences their form and behavior. This collective memory works through morphic fields, which organize the bodies of plants and animals, coordinate the activities of brains, and underlie conscious mental activity. Sheldrake shows how all human beings draw upon and contribute to a collective human memory and that even our individual recollections depend on morphic resonance rather than physical storage in the brain. He explores the major role that morphic resonance plays not just in animal instincts and cultural inheritance, such as religion and ritual, but also in the larger process of evolution, which Sheldrake shows to be more an interplay of habit and creativity than a mere "survival of the fittest." Offering a replacement for the outdated, mechanistic worldview that has dominated biology since the nineteenth century, Sheldrake's new understanding of life, matter, and mind shows that rather than being ruled by fixed laws, nature is essentially habitual. And because memory is inherent in nature, he explains, in order to survive successfully for generations to come, we will have to give up our old habits of thought and adopt new ones: habits that are better adapted to life in a world living in the presence of the past--as well as the presence of the future., Explains how self-organizing systems, from crystals to human societies, share collective memories that influence their form and behavior * Includes new evidence and research in support of the theory of morphic resonance * Explores the major role that morphic resonance plays not just in animal instincts and cultural inheritance but also in the larger process of evolution * Shows that nature is not ruled by fixed laws but by habits and collective memories In this fully revised and updated edition of The Presence of the Past , Cambridge biologist Rupert Sheldrake lays out new evidence and research in support of his controversial theory of morphic resonance and explores its far-reaching implications in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and sociology. His theory proposes that all self-organizing systems, from crystals to human society, inherit a collective memory that influences their form and behavior. This collective memory works through morphic fields, which organize the bodies of plants and animals, coordinate the activities of brains, and underlie conscious mental activity. Sheldrake shows how all human beings draw upon and contribute to a collective human memory and that even our individual recollections depend on morphic resonance rather than physical storage in the brain. He explores the major role that morphic resonance plays not just in animal instincts and cultural inheritance, such as religion and ritual, but also in the larger process of evolution, which Sheldrake shows to be more an interplay of habit and creativity than a mere "survival of the fittest." Offering a replacement for the outdated, mechanistic worldview that has dominated biology since the nineteenth century, Sheldrake's new understanding of life, matter, and mind shows that rather than being ruled by fixed laws, nature is essentially habitual. And because memory is inherent in nature, he explains, in order to survive successfully for generations to come, we will have to give up our old habits of thought and adopt new ones: habits that are better adapted to life in a world living in the presence of the past--as well as the presence of the future.

LC Classification NumberQ175.S5335 2012