The Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra
The Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra
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The Tao of Physics
An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

Author: Fritjof Capra

Narrator: Michael McConnohie

Abridged: 3 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2003

Synopsis

"Science does not need mysticism and mysticism does not need science, but man needs both." —Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.
Their paths to the truth could not be more different—but the amazing thing is that, in their own ways, the mystics and the scientists are discovering the same truths about our world. In non-technical language, with no complex mathematics or formulae, this thought-provoking program explores the main concepts and theories of modern physics, the revelations coming from particle accelerators and laboratories—and compares them with the ancient tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism. In the process, we gain a clear and fascinating picture of how such seemingly disparate areas of thought are ultimately quests for the same kind of understanding.

About Fritjof Capra

FRITJOF CAPRA received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Vienna and has written and lectured extensively about the philosophical implications of modern science. He is the author of The Web of Life, The Turning Point and Uncommon Wisdom. Currently a director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, he lives in Berkeley with his wife and daughter.

About Michael McConnohie

Michael McConnohie has done extensive voice work for countless cartoons, video games, commercials, and audiobooks.  He is the President of the Nevada-based Voxworks voice-acting corporation. He has recorded voices for over 170 English animation shows, including Cowboy Bebop, Digimon, Dragon Ball, and Vampire Hunter. Michael's audiobook credits include narrating Fritjof Capra's The Tao of Physics, Stuart M. Kaminsky's Earphones Award-winning Always Say Goodbye, Noah Boyd's The Bricklayer, and C. David Heyman's Liz: An Intimate Biography of Elizabeth Taylor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on December 26, 2013

Don't look to Capra for a highly disciplined discourse on particle physics or the nature of cosmology. Nor is this book a deep exploration of Taoism or other Eastern Religious Philosophy. Rather, it is a fascinating mental adventure showing the ways the two schools of thought often developed in para......more

Goodreads review by Jessaka on July 10, 2020

I have had this book in my possession off and on over the years, ever since I worked for the author, Fritjof Capra, when I lived in Berkeley in the late 70s. I only knew then that he was a physicist, not realizing that there was such a thing as quantum physics, which I was not introduced to until 20......more

Goodreads review by Riku on October 04, 2011

Not entirely sure how to take this book. Will come back to it after updating myself on the latest developments.......more

Goodreads review by Erik on January 24, 2008

A book that fundamentally changed the way I felt and thought deep down inside at a time of my life when I needed some sort of metaphysical path. When you strip away the mathematics from the concepts of quantum mechanics and strong theory, etc., you get a bewildering array of thought-provking images t......more

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