Over the last four decades, I have developed a synthesis of a new conception of life that has emerged at the forefront of science. I call it ‘the systems view of life’, because it involves systemic thinking – thinking in terms of relationships, patterns and context.

More recently, I found a completely nontechnical way of summarising my synthesis in terms of four principles of life – principles of organisation characteristic of all living systems. They are the following: life organises itself in networks; and these living networks are inherently regenerative, creative, and intelligent.

I discussed ...

 

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