Ralph Abraham
Chaos is very much the same as the steady state; it's not scary at all.
Summary
Ralph Abraham (1936 - ) is an American mathematician. He was involved in the development of Dynamical Systems Theory in the 1960s and 1970s and is one of the original pioneers of Chaos Theory.
He has been a consultant on chaos theory and its applications in numerous fields (medical physiology, ecology, mathematical economics, psychotherapy, etc.)
He made essential contributions to the concept of a Biocentric Culture (see Vital Unconscious and Biocentric Principle).
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See Also
Fritjof Capra: a physicist who has done research on Particle Physics and Systems Theory.
Ilya Prigogine: Belgian physicist and Nobel Laureate chemist noted for his work on Dissipative Structures, Complex Systems, Chaos and Irreversibility
Rupert Sheldrake: biologist and author who has researched topics such as animal and plant development and behaviour, Telepathy, Perception and Metaphysics; and created the concept of Morphic Fields.
Terence McKenna: writer, philosopher, and Ethnobotanist, noted for his many speculations on the use of psychedelic, plant-based hallucinogens, and subjects ranging from Hypnosis, Shamanism, the development of human consciousness, and novelty theory.
Links
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Abraham
Home Page: http://www.ralph-abraham.org
Chaos Theory: Chaos Theory
Ralph Abraham's Blog: http://ralphabrahamchaosthoughts.blogspot.com/
Interview by John David Ebert, "The Foundations of Chaos", Twilight of the Clockwork God,
1999:
http://www.ralph-abraham.org/interviews/abraham-ebert.html
Rupert Sheldrake, Terrence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, The Trialogues
: http://www.sheldrake.org/Trialogues/
Ralph Abraham, The Chaos FAQ
: http://www.vismath.org/faq/chaosfaq.html
Ralph Abraham, Chaos and the Millennium
, Lecture, 1996: http://www.gaianxaos.com/xaos_millennium.htm
Terrence McKenna, Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Abraham,: The Evolutionary Mind
:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3418093/The-Evolutionary-Mind
Ralph Abraham, Laura Gardini, and Christian Mira, Chaos in Discrete Dynamical Systems
, 1996:
http://www.visual-chaos.org/jpx/book/