Rupert Sheldrake (born
1942) is a
British biologist and author of several books. In his
1981 book
A New Science of Life he put forward the hypothesis of formative causation
which basically suggests that memory is inherent in nature.
- A New Science of Life (1981, second edition 1985)
- The Presence of the Past (1988)
- The Rebirth of Nature (1990)
- Seven Experiments That Could Change the World (1994)
- Dogs that Know When Their Owners are Coming Home (1999)
With
Ralph Abraham and
Terence McKenna:
- Trialogues at the Edge of the West (1992)
- The Evolutionary Mind (1988)
- Chaos, Creativity and Cosmic Consciousness
With
Matthew Fox[?]:
- Natural Grace (1996)
- The Physics of Angels (1996)