Adherence to the mechanistic view of the world, as formulated by Newton and Descartes, has brought us to the brink of disaster.

Fritjof Capra, after rejecting all these ideas as outdated and useless, seeks a new perspective, more substantial, more real, better adapted to the discoveries of modern physics, as described in his previous book: THE TAO OF PHYSICS.
THE TURNING POINT now develops a holistic view of the modern world that embraces every aspect of life: medicine, psychology, economics, politics, ecology, physics.

This is an extensive study that deals in detail with all the startling extensions of the new holistic view of the world.

Because from the late 20th century to the present day, we have entered the "turning point" of our civilization.