This is the first book to explore the historical connections between natural science and jurisprudence, to illuminate how law's failure to keep pace with science is behind a host of modern problems, and to offer a solution. At the root of many of the environmental, economic, and social crises we face today is a legal system based on an outdated worldview. In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author, physicist, and systems theorist Fritjof Capra and distinguished legal scholar Ugo Mattei show how, by incorporating concepts from modern science, the law can become an integral part of bringing about a better world.