The Ecology of Law

Toward a Legal System in Tune with Nature and Community

Fritjof Capra, Ugo Mattei

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English

Berrett-Koehler
01 January 2018

Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Philosophy of science

Winner, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Politics/Current Events- A systems theorist and a legal scholar present a new paradigm for protecting our planet.

This is the first book to trace the fascinating parallel history of law and science from antiquity to modern times, showing how the two disciplines have always influenced each other-until recently. In the past few decades, science has shifted from seeing the natural world as a kind of cosmic machine best understood by analyzing each cog and sprocket to a systems perspective that views the world as a vast network of fluid communities and studies their dynamic interactions. The concept of ecology exemplifies this approach. But law is stuck in the old mechanistic paradigm- The world is simply a collection of discrete parts, and ownership of these parts is an individual right, protected by the state. Fritjof Capra, physicist, systems theorist, and bestselling author of The Tao of Physics, and distinguished legal scholar Ugo Mattei show that this obsolete worldview has led to overconsumption, pollution, and a general disregard on the part of the powerful for the common good.

Capra and Mattei outline the basic concepts and structures of a legal order consistent with the ecological principles that sustain life on Earth that better addresses many of the economic and social crises we face today. This is a visionary reconceptualization of the very foundations of the Western legal system, a kind of Copernican revolution in the law, with profound implications for the future of our planet.

""Thoughtful... The authors propose a philosophy and jurisprudence that is deeply radical-upending centuries of Western tradition and culture-but possibly crucial to solving looming environmental problems."" -Publishers Weekly

By: Fritjof Capra, Ugo Mattei
Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 96mm, Width: 64mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781626562066
ISBN 10: 1626562067
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 January 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: The Laws of Nature and the Nature of Law 1. Science and Law 2. From Kósmos to Machine: The Evolution of Early Western Scientific Thought 3. From Commons to Capital: The Evolution of Western Legal Thought 4. The Great Transformation and the Legacy of Modernity 5. From the Machine to the Network: Scientific Thought in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 6. Mechanical Jurisprudence 7. The Mechanistic Trap 8. From Capital to Commons: The Ecological Transformation in Law 9. The Commons as a Legal Institution 10. The Ecolegal Revolution

Fritjof Capra, PhD, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. He is a fellow of Schumacher College in England and serves on the council of Earth Charter International. He frequently gives management seminars for top executives. Capra is the author or coauthor of over ten books, including The Tao of Physics and The Web of Life. Ugo Mattei is the Alfred and Hanna Fromm Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law and a professor of civil law at the University of Turin, Italy. He is active in the European Commons movement and has written academic articles and media commentary translated into many languages.

Reviews for The Ecology of Law: Toward a Legal System in Tune with Nature and Community

The authors propose a philosophy and jurisprudence that is deeply radical-upending centuries of Western tradition and culture-but possibly crucial to solving looming environmental problems... Simply reading about Capra and Mattei's vision is a paradigm-changing experience. Realizing it would require a seemingly impossible, but perhaps crucial, global transformation. -- Publishers Weekly