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 or morphogenetic fields which basically suggests that memory is inherent in nature. This has proven controversial due to its deep implications for vision, cognition, perception, attention, philosophy of science and biochemistry.

Bibliography

  • 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)
  • The Sense Of Being Stared At (2003)
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)

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