This book develops the revolutionary theory that behaviour and social systems are not only governed by immutable and mechanistic laws, which is the traditional viewpoint, but also by habits transmitted by nature's inherent memory. Rupert Sheldrake's hypothesis is that all natural systems from crystals to man inherit a collective memory of their kind. Thus, rabbits are rabbit-shaped not only because their DNA encodes their proteins, but also because nature has a "morphic field", in their case, a rabbit-habit, that informs their growth and instinctive behaviour. This inherent memory depends on "morphic resonance", a process that involves action at a distance in both space and time. The author also wrote "A New Science of Life".
- ISBN10 1848313136
- ISBN13 9781848313132
- Publish Date 1 July 2011 (first published 12 February 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Icon Books
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 576
- Language English