Book Suggestions: philosophy and paradigms part I

Introduction

This is a set of books I believe can be quite useful for anyone trying to grasp the evolution of biomathematics as a branch of science.

The music of life

By D. Noble 

"The music of life" is a perfect book for anyone trying to grasp systems biology, and of course biomathematics. It is easy to read, the whole book is concentrated on "stories," which makes understanding a quite simple task; better than that it is impossible. The key idea of the book is that a paradigm shift occurred in biology and medicine, and it is called systems biology; sometimes systems medicine. The key concept is that connectivity is the key, several systems working for creating what is called emergent properties. 

The web of life

By F Capra

"The web of life" is the continuation, as the author says it, of one chapter of the book "the tao of physics," which presented systems biology, the systems view of life, a new paradigm. The book takes the "story" to its extreme, with references and key names. It is a perfect companion for theoretical scientists. The idea is that the world no longer can be seen as "separated spots." It can be applied everywhere. For instance, if you consider the classical view of systems, we can no longer accept a absolute model, especially one that neglects the environment around the system. Are you ready for getting wiser?   

The Turning Point

By F Capra

"The turning point" explain how our society is changing, it tries with a great level of success to defend the need to interdisciplinarity, the mechanics of Newton and idea from Descartes no longer can be used alone, we must go further. The author spends chapters trying to explain how Newton influenced all sciences, negatively in most cases such as psychology.  

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