The first volume to integrate life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions into a single, coherent framework.

Over the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, networks, and

This book examines life not from the reductionist point of view, but rather asks the questions: what are the universal properties of living systems, and how can

Fix the machinery of your life . . . and serenity and wealth will follow. Starkly compelling in its simplicity, in The Systems Mindset: Managing the Machinery o

An overview of current models of biological systems, reflecting the major advances that have been made over the past decade.